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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
; 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. gap
in a fenceMiseries 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.
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.