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1.nounAn opening in anything made by breaking or parting."He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot."
2.nounAn opening allowing passage or entrance."We can slip through that gap between the buildings."
3.nounAn opening that implies a breach or defect."There is a gap between the roof and the gutter."
4.nounA vacant space or time."I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday."
5.nounA hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous."I'm taking a gap."
6.nounA vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack."Find words to fill the gaps in an incomplete sentence."
7.nounA mountain or hill pass."The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains."
8.nounA sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names)."At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach."
9.nounThe regions between the outfielders."Jones doubled through the gap."
10.noun(for a medical or pharmacy item) The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
11.noun(usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
12.nounAn unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
13.verbTo notch, as a sword or knife.
14.verbTo make an opening in; to breach.
15.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."
16.verbTo leave suddenly.
17.nounAn elected head of a gewog in Bhutan.