gap

B1
Pronunciation
/ɡæp/
/ɡæp/
Noun
13 definition(s)
1 Definition

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.

Example Sentences
  • He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.
2 Definition

An opening allowing passage or entrance.

Example Sentences
  • We can slip through that gap between the buildings.
3 Definition

An opening that implies a breach or defect.

Example Sentences
  • There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.
4 Definition

A vacant space or time.

Example Sentences
  • I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday.
5 Definition

A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.

Example Sentences
  • I'm taking a gap.
6 Definition

A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.

Example Sentences
  • Find words to fill the gaps in an incomplete sentence.
7 Definition

A mountain or hill pass.

Example Sentences
  • The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains.
8 Definition

A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).

Example Sentences
  • At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach.
9 Definition

The regions between the outfielders.

Example Sentences
  • Jones doubled through the gap.
10 Definition

(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.

11 Definition

(usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.

12 Definition

An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.

13 Definition

An elected head of a gewog in Bhutan.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To notch, as a sword or knife.

2 Definition

To make an opening in; to breach.

3 Definition

To check the size of a gap.

Example Sentences
  • I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small.
4 Definition

To leave suddenly.