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Definitions for Gapping

[1] a rule of transformational grammar by which repeated instances of a verb are deleted from conjoined sentences, as in the deletion of brought from Mary brought the bread, John the cheese, and Bill the wine.
[2] a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach: We found a gap in the enemy's line of fortifications.
[3] an empty space or interval; interruption in continuity; hiatus: a momentary gap in a siren's wailing; a gap in his memory.
[4] a wide divergence or difference; disparity: the gap between expenses and income; the gap between ideals and actions.
[5] a difference or disparity in attitudes, perceptions, character, or development, or a lack of confidence or understanding, perceived as creating a problem: the technology gap; a communications gap.
[6] a deep, sloping ravine or cleft through a mountain ridge.
[7] Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a mountain pass: the Cumberland Gap.
[8] Aeronautics . the distance between one supporting surface of an airplane and another above or below it.
[9] to make a gap, opening, or breach in.
[10] to come open or apart; form or show a gap.
[11] (in transformational grammar) a rule that deletes repetitions of a verb, as in the sentence Bill voted for Smith, Sam for McKay, and Dave for Harris
[12] the act or practice of taking a gap year
[13] a break or opening in a wall, fence, etc
[14] a break in continuity; interruption; hiatus there is a serious gap in the accounts
[15] a break in a line of hills or mountains affording a route through
[16] mainly US a gorge or ravine
[17] a divergence or difference; disparity there is a gap between his version of the event and hers ; the generation gap
[18] electronics a break in a magnetic circuit that increases the inductance and saturation point of the circuit See spark gap
[19] bridge a gap , close a gap , fill a gap or stop a gap to remedy a deficiency
[20] (tr) to make a breach or opening in

Words related to Gapping

release, free, expand, disclose, jimmy, tap, puncture, burst, vent, pop, unlock, unblock, bare, unfasten, gape, unseal, ventilate, fissure, unwrap, broach

Words nearby Gapping

gapeworm, gaping, gaposis, gapped scale, gapper, gapping, gar, gar., garage, garage band, garage sale

Origin of Gapping

1350–1400; Middle English < Old Norse gap chasm

Other words from Gapping

gap·less , adjective

Word origin for Gapping

C14: from Old Norse gap chasm; related to gapa to gape , Swedish gap, Danish gab open mouth, opening

Synonyms for Gapping

expand, free, release, bare, broach, burst, crack, disclose, display, disrupt, fissure, gap, gape, hole, jimmy, lacerate, lance, penetrate, perforate, pierce, pop, puncture, reveal, rupture, separate, sever, slit, slot, split, tap, unbar, unblock, unbolt, unclothe, uncork, uncover, undo, unfasten, unfold, unfurl, unlock, unroll, unseal, untie, unwrap, vent, ventilate, yawn, yawp, break in, break out, bust in, come apart, kick in, throw wide, unclose, unlatch, unshut, unstop