gap
/gˈæp/
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Definitions
Noun
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"
Noun
an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
Noun
a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
Noun
a pass between mountain peaks
Noun
a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
Noun
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"
Verb
make an opening or gap in
More General Terms
conflict
delay
difference
difference of opinion
disparity
dispute
holdup
mountain pass
notch
open
open up
opening
pass
space
More Specific Terms
abruption
barracking
blank
breach
breaking off
chasm
cleft
crack
crevice
cut-in
diastema
fissure
foramen
generation gap
heckling
hiatus
hole
insert
interjection
interpellation
interpolation
interposition
lacuna
mouth
nodes of Ranvier
pocket
Ranvier''s nodes
rent
rift
rip
scissure
snag
spark gap
split
tear
water gap
wind gap
window