gap

Phonetics

/ɡæp/

noun

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
Example: He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.
An opening allowing passage or entrance.
Example: We can slip through that gap between the buildings.
An opening that implies a breach or defect.
Example: There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.
A vacant space or time.
Example: I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday.
A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
Example: I'm taking a gap.
A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
Example: Find words to fill the gaps in an incomplete sentence.
A mountain or hill pass.
Example: The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains.
A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
Example: At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach.
The regions between the outfielders.
Example: Jones doubled through the gap.
(for a medical or pharmacy item) The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
(usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.

verb

To notch, as a sword or knife.
To make an opening in; to breach.
To check the size of a gap.
Example: I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small.
To leave suddenly.

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