gap

About 21.79 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Gal.
2. noun An opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.

   He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.

3. noun An opening allowing passage or entrance.

   We can slip through that gap between the buildings.

4. noun An opening that implies a breach or defect.

   There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.

5. noun A vacant space or time.

   I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday.

6. noun A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.

   I'm taking a gap.

7. noun A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.

   Their departure has left a gap in the workforce.

8. noun A mountain or hill pass.

   The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains.

Similar words

breach crack break spread disruption interruption opening col fracture flaw

Often followed by

between in is of and that was to junctions

Word family

gapped gappier gappiest gapping gappy gaps