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Gapping

verb
/ˈɡæpɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo notch, as a sword or knife.
2.verbTo make an opening in; to breach.
3.verbTo check the size of a gap.
"I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small."
4.verbTo leave suddenly.
5.nounA type of ellipsis that occurs in the non-initial conjuncts of coordinate structures, and usually elides minimally a finite verb and further any non-finite verbs that are present. Example: "Some ate bread, and others rice."
6.nounThe formation of a gap.

Synonyms

pseudogappingfillgapg-droppinggapesinggappergapegape seedgistinggerundgapeseedgapergerund-participle

Rhymes With

flappingrappingyappingstrappingwrappingsappingtappinglapping
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