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gap

noun verb

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

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Word Facts

Word length
3
Starts with
G
Ends with
P
Contains
A
Scrabble score
6
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

    “it was presented without commercial breaks”

noun

  1. a narrow opening

    “he opened the window a crack”

noun

  1. a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

    “gap between income and outgo”

noun

  1. a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations

noun

  1. a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

noun

  1. an open or empty space in or between things

    “there was a small opening between the trees”

verb

  1. make an opening or gap in

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Example Sentences

it was presented without commercial breaks
there was a gap in his account
he opened the window a crack
gap between income and outgo
the spread between lending and borrowing costs
there was a small opening between the trees
the explosion made a gap in the wall

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