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Webster 1913 Edition

Gap

Gap

(găp)
,
Noun.
[OE.
gap
; cf. Icel.
gap
an empty space, Sw.
gap
mouth, breach, abyss, Dan.
gab
mouth, opening, AS.
geap
expanse; as adj., wide, spacious. See
Gape
.]
1.
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting;
as, a
gap
in a fence
; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass.
Miseries ensued by the opening of that
gap
.
Knolles.
It would make a great
gap
in your own honor.
Shakespeare
Gap lathe
(Mach.)
,
a turning lathe with a deep notch in the bed to admit of turning a short object of large diameter.
–
To stand in the gap
,
to expose one’s self for the protection of something; to make defense against any assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender or supporter.
–
To stop a gap
,
to secure a weak point; to repair a defect.

Gap

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To notch, as a sword or knife.
2.
To make an opening in; to breach.
Their masses are
gapp'd
with our grape.
Tennyson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gap

GAP

,
Noun.
[See Gape and Gab.]
1.
An opening in any thing made by breaking or parting; as a gap in a fence or wall.
2.
A breach.
Manifold miseries ensued by the opening of that gap to all that side of christendom.
3.
Any avenue or passage; way of entrance or departure.
4.
A breach; a defect; a flaw; as a gap in honor or reputation.
5.
An interstice; a vacuity.
A third can fill the gap with laughing.
6.
A hiatus; a chasm; as a gap between words.
To stop a gap, to secure a weak point; to repair a defect.
To stand in the gap, to expose one's self for the protection of something; to make defense against any assailing danger. Ezek. 22.

Definition 2024

gäp

gäp

See also: gap, Gap, gấp, and gặp

Volapük

Noun

gäp ‎(plural gäps)

  1. gap

Declension

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛp/

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