gap
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
Example
“He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.”
Other meanings
An opening allowing passage or entrance.
“We can slip through that gap between the buildings.”
An opening that implies a breach or defect.
“There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.”
Synonyms
- crack
A kind of
- opening
Kinds of gap
- blank
- spark gap
Example sentences
Word history
From Old Norse "gap" (an empty space, gap, chasm).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “gap” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.