gap
gap definition
gap (gap)
noun
- a hole or opening, as in a wall or fence, made by breaking or parting; breach
- a mountain pass, cleft, or ravine
- an interruption of continuity in space or time; hiatus; lacuna
- a lag or disparity between conditions, ideas, natures, etc.
- spark gap
Etymology: ME < ON < gapa, to yawn, gape
intransitive verb
to come apart; open
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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