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gap

noun
/ɡæp/CA/ɡap/UK/ɡɛp//ˈɡæp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gap /gappe, from Old Norse gap (“an empty space, gap, chasm”), from gapa (“to gape, scream”), from Proto-Germanic *gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to open wide, gape”). Related to Danish gab (“an expanse, space, gap”), Old English ġeap (“open space, expanse”). Doublet of gape.

  1. derived from *ǵʰeh₂-✻ — “to open wide, gape”
  2. derived from *gapōną✻
  3. derived from gap — “an empty space, gap, chasm”
  4. inherited from gap//gappe

Definitions

  1. An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.

    • He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.

  2. An opening allowing passage or entrance.

    • We can slip through that gap between the buildings.

  3. An opening that implies a breach or defect.

    • There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.
  4. ›+ 21 more definitions

    1. A vacant space or time.

      • I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday.

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

      • I'm taking a gap.
      • You must wait for a gap in the traffic before crossing the road.

    3. A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.

      • Their departure has left a gap in the workforce.
      • Find words to fill the gaps in an incomplete sentence.
      • She has a gap in her teeth.

    4. A mountain or hill pass.

      • The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains.

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

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

    6. The regions between the outfielders.

      • Jones doubled through the gap.

    7. The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and…

      The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.

      • Under bulk billing the patient does not pay a gap, and the medical practitioner receives 85% of the scheduled fee.

    8. The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life…

      The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.

    9. An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.

    10. The vagina.

    11. To notch, as a sword or knife.

    12. To make an opening in

      To make an opening in; to breach.

    13. To check the size of a gap.

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

    14. To surpass (someone or something) by a considerable margin.

      • Honestly K&C could release today with like a bit more SOT buffs and they'd probably still gap a lot of the game
      • sometimes dril gets absolutely gapped by average ukraine war reddit comments
      • Imagine street racing someone then suddenly both of you get gapped by a slammed tiger tank 😂 AKA der "Drippenwagen"

    15. To leave suddenly.

      • [Article title:] 'They've just gapped it': Duo fled quarantine authorities after gang funeral

    16. To fall or spill open so as to leave a gap.

      • The robe gaps open at the waist, breasts spilling out of a lacy bra that looks like she might have had it since her college days.

    17. Alternative form of gup (“elected head of a gewog in Bhutan”).

    18. To stare or gape.

      • Well, dey would all begin stretchin' and gappin', and den some of dem would say, with a gap and another stretch: […]

    19. A town, the capital of the department of Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

    20. Acronym of guilty anticipated plea.

    21. Acronym of Great Ape Project.

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at gap. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at gap. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at gap

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA