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All gapping antonyms

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verb gapping

  • unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
  • join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
  • close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
  • conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
  • hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
  • withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
  • sew — to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).
  • fasten — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
  • wrap — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
  • mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
  • misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
  • marry — to take in marriage: After dating for five years, I finally asked her to marry me.
  • suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
  • shut — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
  • block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
  • hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • secrete — a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
  • fix — to repair; mend.
  • cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
  • close up — If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.
  • conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
  • finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
  • bury — To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
  • keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • collect — If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
  • gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
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