| NOUN | attribute | gap, spread | a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| object | gap, opening | an open or empty space in or between things | |
| artifact | gap, crack | a narrow opening | |
| object | gap, col | a pass between mountain peaks | |
| communication | gap | a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations | |
| act | gap, break, interruption, disruption | an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity | |
| VERB | contact | gap, breach | make an opening or gap in |
| Sounds | gae'p | |
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| Rhymes | backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep... | |
| Meaning | A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "gap between income and outgo" | |
| Synonym | spread | |
| Broader | disparity | inequality or difference in some respect |
| Meaning | A narrow opening. | |
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| Synonym | crack | |
| Narrower | lacuna, blank | A blank gap or missing part |
| spark gap | The gap / gap between two high-potential terminals | |
| Broader | opening | A vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made |
| Spanish | Gap, intersticio, resquicio | |
| Catalan | escletxa, gap, interstici | |
| Verbs | gap | make an opening or gap in |
| Meaning | A pass between mountain peaks. | |
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| Synonym | col | |
| Narrower | water gap | A pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows |
| wind gap | A pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it | |
| Broader | pass, mountain pass, notch | The location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks |
| Spanish | col | |
| Meaning | A difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations. | |
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| Narrower | generation gap | A difference between the views of young people and their parents |
| Broader | dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict | A disagreement or argument about something important |
| Meaning | An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity. | |
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| Example | "there was a gap in his account" | |
| Synonyms | break, interruption, disruption | |
| Narrower | breaking off, abruption | An instance of sudden interruption |
| cut-in, insert | (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film | |
| cut-in, insert | (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program | |
| heckling, barracking | shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree | |
| interjection, interposition, interpolation, interpellation | The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts | |
| Broader | delay, holdup | The act of delaying |
| Spanish | interrupción, paréntesis, pausa | |
| Catalan | interrupció, interval, parèntesi, pausa | |
| Meaning | make an opening or gap in. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | breach | |
| Broader | open, open up | Cause to open or to become open |
| Spanish | abrir brecha | |
| Nouns | gap | a narrow opening |
| gap | an open or empty space in or between things | |
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