English
Pronunciation
IPA|/gæp/
audio|en-us-gap.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|æp
Noun
en-noun
- An opening in anything made by breaking or parting
#:a gap in a fence
#: He made a gap by kicking a weak spot.
- An opening allowing passage or entrance
#: We can slip through that gap.
- An opening that implies a breach or defect
#: There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.
- A vacant space or time
#: I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday.
- A hiatus.
#: I'm taking a gap.
- A mountain pass.
#: The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains.
- baseball The regions between the outfielders.
#: Jones doubled through the gap.
Synonyms
(opening made by breaking or parting): break, hole, rip, split, tear, rift, chasm, fissure
(opening allowing passage or entrance): break, clearing, hole, opening
(opening that implies a breach or defect): space
(vacant space or time): window
(hiatus): hiatus
(mountain pass): col, neck, pass
(in baseball):
Translations
trans-top|opening made by breaking or parting
French: brèche f
Portuguese: fenda f
German: Spalte f, Ritz m, Ritze f
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trans-top|opening allowing passage or entrance
French: trouée f
Portuguese: brecha f
German: Spalt m
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Spanish: brecha f
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trans-top|opening that implies a breach or defect
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trans-top|vacant space or time
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trans-top|hiatus
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trans-top|mountain pass
French: col#French|col m
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trans-top|in baseball
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ttbc|Bulgarian: д�пка f, п�ол�ка f, п�омежд���к m, ин�е�вал m
ttbc|Polish: szpara f, szczelina f, przepa�� f, luka f
ttbc|Spanish: hueco m, abertura f
Verb
en-verb|gap|p|ing
- transitive To notch, as a sword or knife.
- transitive To make an opening in; to breach.
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