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- US Pronunciation
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- [gap]
- /gæp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gap]
- /gæp/
Definitions of gapped word
- noun gapped a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach: We found a gap in the enemy's line of fortifications. 1
- noun gapped an empty space or interval; interruption in continuity; hiatus: a momentary gap in a siren's wailing; a gap in his memory. 1
- noun gapped a wide divergence or difference; disparity: the gap between expenses and income; the gap between ideals and actions. 1
- noun gapped 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. 1
- noun gapped a deep, sloping ravine or cleft through a mountain ridge. 1
- noun gapped Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a mountain pass: the Cumberland Gap. 1
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Origin of gapped
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Old Norse gap chasm
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Parts of speech for Gapped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gapped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
gapped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gapped
verb gapped
- cleave — To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- yaw — to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship.
- gap — a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
- yawn — to open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, as from drowsiness or boredom.
noun gapped
- holed — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- broke — Broke is the past tense of break.
- breached — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- fissured — Simple past tense and past participle of fissure.
- cracked — An object that is cracked has lines on its surface because it is damaged.
Antonyms for gapped
verb gapped
- 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.
noun gapped
- accorded — to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
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