Definition of gap Gap
/gΓ¦Λp/ - [gatp] - gap
We found 29 definitions of gap from 8 different sources.
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What does gap mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: gaps |
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| gap - a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack" | ||
| crack | ||
| opening the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door" | ||
| lacuna, blank a blank gap or missing part | ||
| gap - a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations | ||
| difference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict coming into conflict with | ||
| gap - a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs" | ||
| spread | ||
| gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" | ||
| opening | ||
| space the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite" | ||
| earth's surface, surface the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" | ||
| pocket a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles | ||
| diastema a gap or vacant space between two teeth | ||
| nodes of ranvier, ranvier's nodes small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons | ||
| foramen, hiatus a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure | ||
| breach a failure to perform some promised act or obligation | ||
| chasm a deep opening in the earth's surface | ||
| scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure, crack a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) | ||
| hole an opening deliberately made in or through something | ||
| mouth the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth" | ||
| rift a narrow fissure in rock | ||
| rent, rip, snag, tear, split the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" | ||
| gap - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" | ||
| break, interruption, disruption | ||
| delay, holdup the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time | ||
| cut-in, insert (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film | ||
| cut-in, insert (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film | ||
| interjection, interpellation, interposition, interpolation the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts | ||
| abruption, breaking off an instance of sudden interruption | ||
| gap - a pass between mountain peaks | ||
| col | ||
| mountain pass, notch, pass a small cut | ||
| water gap a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows | ||
Verb |
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| gap - make an opening or gap in | ||
| breach | ||
| open up, open talk freely and without inhibition | ||
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Wiktionary 
- gap (Noun)
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting. - gap (Noun)
An opening allowing passage or entrance. - gap (Noun)
An opening that implies a breach or defect. - gap (Noun)
A vacant space or time. - gap (Noun)
A hiatus. - gap (Noun)
A mountain or hill pass. - gap (Noun)
A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs mostly restricted to place names. - gap (Noun)
The regions between the outfielders. - gap (Noun)
The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item. - gap (Verb)
To notch, as a sword or knife. - gap (Verb)
To make an opening in; to breach. - gap (Verb)
To check the size of a gap.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- gap (n.)
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass. - gap (v. t.)
To notch, as a sword or knife. - gap (v. t.)
To make an opening in; to breach.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ξ©
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gap
A deep, steep-sided rift. -
gap
A considerable disparity or difference as between two figures.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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gap
gap, n. an opening made by rupture or parting: a cleft: a passage: a deep ravine in a mountain-ridge: any breach of continuity.βv.t. to notch: to make a gap in.βadjs. Gapβ²py, full of gaps; Gap-toothed, lacking some of the teeth.βStand in the gap, to stand forward in active defence of something; Stop a gap, to repair a defect, close a breach. [M. E. gappeβIce. gap, an opening.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book β΅
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gap
A chasm in the land, which, when near, is useful as a landmark.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer π₯
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gap
An opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach. To stand in the gap, to expose oneβs self for the protection of something; to make defense against any assailing danger. To stop a gap, to secure a weak point; to repair a defect. -
gap
A small town of France, capital of the department Hautes Alps. It was sacked and almost wholly reduced to ashes by Victor Amadeus of Savoy in 1692.
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