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gap  (gp)

n.

1.

a. An opening in a solid structure or surface; a cleft or breach: wriggled through a gap in the fence; a large gap in the wall where the artillery shell had exploded.

b. A break in a line of defense.

2. An opening through mountains; a pass.

3. A space between objects or points; an aperture: a gap between his front teeth.

4. An interruption of continuity: a nine-minute gap in the recorded conversation; needed to fill in the gaps in her knowledge.

5.

a. A conspicuous difference or imbalance; a disparity: a gap between revenue and spending; the widening gap between rich and poor.

b. A problematic situation resulting from such a disparity: the budget gap; the technology gap.

6. A spark gap.

7. Computer Science An absence of information on a recording medium, often used to signal the end of a segment of information.

8. Electronics The distance between the head of a recording device and the surface of the recording medium.

v. gapped, gap·ping, gaps

v.tr.

To make an opening in.

v.intr.

To be or become open.

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[Middle English, from Old Norse, chasm.]

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gap [gæp]

n

1. a break or opening in a wall, fence, etc.

2. a break in continuity; interruption; hiatus there is a serious gap in the accounts

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a break in a line of hills or mountains affording a route through

4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Chiefly US a gorge or ravine

5. a divergence or difference; disparity there is a gap between his version of the event and hers the generation gap

6. (Electronics) Electronics

a.  a break in a magnetic circuit that increases the inductance and saturation point of the circuit

b.  See spark gap

bridge, close, fill, or stop a gap to remedy a deficiency

vb gaps, gapping, gapped

(tr) to make a breach or opening in

[from Old Norse gap chasm; related to gapa to gape, Swedish gap, Danish gab open mouth, opening]

gapless  adj

gappy  adj

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An area within a minefield or obstacle belt, free of live mines or obstacles, whose width and direction will allow a friendly force to pass through in tactical formation. See also phoney minefield.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gap - a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs" spread disparity - inequality or difference in some respect
	2.	gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" opening pocket - an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck diastema - a gap or vacant space between two teeth nodes of Ranvier, Ranvier's nodes - small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons foramen, hiatus - a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure breach - an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) chasm - a deep opening in the earth's surface crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure - a long narrow opening hole - an opening into or through something mouth - an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge); "he rode into the mouth of the canyon"; "they built a fire at the mouth of the cave" rift - a gap between cloud masses; "the sun shone through a rift in the clouds" rent, rip, tear, snag, split - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" Earth's surface, surface - the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" window - an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function; "he could see them through a window in the trees" space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
	3.	gap - a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack" crack lacuna, blank - a blank gap or missing part opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" spark gap - the gap between two high-potential terminals
	4.	gap - a pass between mountain peaks col mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" water gap - a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows wind gap - a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it
	5.	gap - a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations difference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict - a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" generation gap - a difference between the views of young people and their parents
	6.	gap - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" disruption, interruption, break cut-in, insert - (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film cut-in, insert - (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time interposition, interjection, interpellation, interpolation - the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts abruption, breaking off - an instance of sudden interruption barracking, heckling - shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
Verb	1.	gap - make an opening or gap in breach open, open up - cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"

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gap

noun

1. opening, space, hole, break, split, divide, crack, rent, breach, slot, vent, rift, aperture, cleft, chink, crevice, fissure, cranny, perforation, interstice the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames

2. interval, pause, recess, interruption, respite, lull, interlude, breathing space, hiatus, intermission, lacuna, entr'acte There followed a gap of four years.

3. need, demand, requirement, necessity He identified a gap in the market.

4. difference, gulf, contrast, disagreement, discrepancy, inconsistency, disparity, divergence the gap between the poor and the well-off

Translations

gap [gæp]

A. N (gen) (fig) → hueco m, vacío m; (in wall etc) → boquete m, brecha f; (= mountain pass) → quebrada f, desfiladero m; (in traffic, vegetation) → claro m; (between teeth, floorboards) → hueco m; (between bars) → distancia f, separación f; (= crack) → hendedura f, resquicio m; (in text) → espacio m (en blanco) (fig) (in knowledge) → laguna f; (in conversation) → silencio m; [of time] → intervalo m
there's a gap in the hedge → hay un hueco en el seto
there is a gap in the balance of payments → hay un desequilibrio en la balanza de pagos
to close the gap → cerrar la brecha
we discerned a gap in the market → vimos que había un hueco en el mercado
leave a gap for the name → deje un espacio para poner el nombre
to stop up or fill a gap (lit) → tapar un hueco
to fill a gap (fig) → llenar un vacío or un hueco; (in knowledge) → llenar una laguna
he left a gap that will be hard to fill → dejó un hueco difícil de llenar

B. CPD gap year N (Brit) → año m sabático

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gap [ˈgæp] n

(= hole) → trou m
There's a gap in the hedge → Il y a un trou dans la haie.

(= uncovered area) → interstice m

(in time) → intervalle m
a gap of four years → un intervalle de quatre ans

(in knowledge) → lacune f

to fill a gap (= supply something missing) → combler une lacune

(in exercise) → blanc m
Fill in the gaps → Remplir les blancs.

(= disparity) → écart m
the widening gap between the rich and the poor → l'écart grandissant entre les riches et les pauvres

(= unsatisfied demand) a gap in the market → un créneau sur le marché
to fill a gap in the market → répondre à un besoin du marché

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gap

n (lit, fig) → Lücke f; (= chink) → Spalt m; (in surface) → Spalte f, → Riss m; (Geog) → Spalte f; (Tech: = spark gap) → Abstand m; (fig, in conversation, narrative) → Pause f; (= gulf) → Kluft f; to close the gap (in race) → (den Abstand) aufholen; tax increases to close the gap between spending and revenue → Steuererhöhungen, um die Lücke zwischen Ausgaben und Einnahmen zu schließen; to find/spot/fill a gap in the market → eine Marktlücke finden/erkennen/füllen; a gap in one’s knowledge → eine Bildungslücke; a four-year gap, a gap of four years → ein Abstand m → von vier Jahren; she returned to work after a gap of five years → nach einer Pause von fünf Jahren ging sie wieder arbeiten

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gap:

gapless

adj → lückenlos

gap-toothed

adj → mit weiter Zahnstellung; (= with teeth missing) → mit Zahnlücken

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gap [gæp] n

a. (gen) → spazio vuoto; (in line, traffic) → interruzione f; (in trees, crowd, defences) → vuoto; (in wall, fence) → apertura, buco; (mountain pass) → passo, valico; (between teeth) → spazio; (between floorboards) → interstizio (fig) (in knowledge) → lacuna; (in conversation) → pausa; (in time) → intervallo
he left a gap which will be hard to fill → ha lasciato un vuoto difficile da colmare

b. (difference) gap (between) → divario (tra)
the generation gap → il gap m inv generazionale
the gap between them widened → la distanza tra di loro si fece più grande

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gap

n gap [gӕp]

a break or open space a gap between his teeth. gaping, opening فَجْوَه пролука mezera mellemrum die Lücke χάσμα, κενό, άνοιγμα hueco, espacio, vacío; brecha vahe(mik) شکاف aukko espace, vide רֶווַח दरार, अन्तराल, अन्तर razmak, praznina rés kerenggangan, celah, kesenjangan bil, skarð, gat spazio; divario すき間 갈라진 틈 tarpas, plyšys sprauga; plaisa celah tussenruimte, gat hull, mellomrom, åpning szpara, luka espaço spaţiu, loc gol промежуток; щель diera, medzera reža, vrzel šupljina öppning, hål, lucka, mellanrum ช่องว่าง aralık, boşluk 縫隙，缺口 щілина; проміжок خلا، خالی جگہ lỗ hổng 缝隙

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gap → فجوة otvor åbning Lücke κενό hueco aukko fossé praznina buco 隙間 간격 tussenruimte åpning luka brecha брешь gap ช่องว่าง boşluk chỗ trống 缺口