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   gap

   /ɡap/

   noun

   • 1. a break or space in an object or between two objects: "he peeped through the gap in the curtains" Similar openingaperturespacebreachchinkslitslotventcrackcrevicecrannycavityholeorificeintersticeperforationbreakfractureriftrentfissurecleftdividediscontinuitytechnical:scissiongrike
   • ▪ a pass or way through a range of hills: "Watford Gap"
   • 2. a space or interval; a break in continuity: "there are many gaps in our understanding of what happened" Similar pauseintermissionintervalinterludedelaybreakbreathing spacebreatherrespitehiatusrecessomissionblankblank spaceempty spacelacunahiatusvoidvacuity
   • ▪ a difference, especially an undesirable one, between two views or situations: "the media were bridging the gap between government and people" Similar chasmgulfriftpolaritysplitseparationbreachcontrastdifferencedisparitydivergencevariationvarianceimbalanceunevenness

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse, ‘chasm’; related to gape.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gapped adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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