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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±è /
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
- ˈ²µ²¹±è±è²â, adjective
- ˈ²µ²¹±è±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²µ²¹±èl±ð²õ²õ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gap1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gap1
Example Sentences
The wide gap in quality between the two projects speaks clearly to the dissonance between incisive, intelligent creators and those who want little more than to capitalize on an already dying trend.
It said it had diverted money away from planned maintenance and repairs to secure "a stop gap water supply".
"We're often dealing with large gaps in the data that we would want," Barker explained.
Trump also wants to reduce the gap between the value of US goods imported and exported.
For one, Americans spend and invest more than they earn and that gap means the US buys more from the world than it sells.
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