ALL meanings of gapping
gap·ping
G g - noun gapping Present participle of gap. 1
- noun gapping 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 gapping an empty space or interval; interruption in continuity; hiatus: a momentary gap in a siren's wailing; a gap in his memory. 1
- noun gapping a wide divergence or difference; disparity: the gap between expenses and income; the gap between ideals and actions. 1
- noun gapping 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 gapping a deep, sloping ravine or cleft through a mountain ridge. 1
- noun gapping Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a mountain pass: the Cumberland Gap. 1
- noun gapping Aeronautics. the distance between one supporting surface of an airplane and another above or below it. 1
- verb with object gapping to make a gap, opening, or breach in. 1
- verb without object gapping to come open or apart; form or show a gap. 1
- noun gapping (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 0
- noun gapping the act or practice of taking a gap year 0