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gap
[ gap ]
noun
- a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
We found a gap in the enemy's line of fortifications.
- an empty space or interval; interruption in continuity; hiatus:
a momentary gap in a siren's wailing; a gap in his memory.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- a wide divergence or difference; disparity:
the gap between expenses and income; the gap between ideals and actions.
- a difference or disparity in attitudes, perceptions, character, or development, or a lack of confidence or understanding, perceived as creating a problem:
the technology gap; a communications gap.
- a deep, sloping ravine or cleft through a mountain ridge.
- Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a mountain pass:
the Cumberland Gap.
- Aeronautics. the distance between one supporting surface of an airplane and another above or below it.
verb (used with object)
- to make a gap, opening, or breach in.
verb (used without object)
- to come open or apart; form or show a gap.
gap
/ ɡæ /
noun
- a break or opening in a wall, fence, etc
- a break in continuity; interruption; hiatus
there is a serious gap in the accounts
- a break in a line of hills or mountains affording a route through
- a gorge or ravine
- a divergence or difference; disparity
there is a gap between his version of the event and hers
the generation gap
- electronics
- a break in a magnetic circuit that increases the inductance and saturation point of the circuit
- See spark gap
- bridge a gap or close a gap or fill a gap or stop a gapto remedy a deficiency
verb
- tr to make a breach or opening in
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- l adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of gap1
Word History and Origins
Origin of gap1
Example Sentences
Others take a gap year, external so they have more time to decide what to do next.
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It concludes that the "quality of information" about such deaths "continues to suffer from gaps, inconsistencies and errors," and calls for improvements.
Official government data also shows widening gaps between the recruitment figures for teachers in specific subjects and their recruitment targets.
Ms Ghazaryan was previously working in product and web design when, helped by the fact she comes from a family of doctors, she identified a gap in the market.
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