Definition of Gape

  • (v. i.) To open the mouth wide
  • (v. i.) Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape.
  • (v. i.) Indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn.
  • (v. i.) To pen or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or hiatus.
  • (v. i.) To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with for, after, or at.
  • (n.) The act of gaping; a yawn.
  • (n.) The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc.

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