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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gap

/ɡæp/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
gap
IPA
/ɡæp/
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.

noun

An opening allowing passage or entrance.

noun

An opening that implies a breach or defect.

noun

A vacant space or time.

noun

A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.

noun

A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.

noun

A mountain or hill pass.

noun

A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gap /gappe, from Old Norse gap (“an empty space, gap, chasm”), from gapa (“to gape, scream”), from Proto-Germanic *gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to open wide, gape”). Related to Danish gab (“an expanse, space, gap”), Old English ġeap (“open space, expanse”). Doublet of gape.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: gap//gappe, gap, *gapōną, *ǵʰeh₂-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡæp/
  • British English: /ɡæp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gaps (plural) gaps (present, singular) gapping (participle, present) gapped (participle, past) gapped (past)

Derived Forms

airgap bandgap eigengap fillgap gapful gapless gaplike gapmer gapper gappist gappy gapsite

Phrases

accidental gap age gap anion gap annular gap junction Barnesmore Gap Barunga Gap bridge the gap Buffalo Gap

Frequently Paired Words

gap moe

Synonyms

axe wound bearded clam beaver berk bonne bouche box bun bush cavern clunge coin slot cooch

Homonyms

gap gaap

Antonyms

NGAP

Rhymes With

app map cap crap trap tap snap wrap lap rap slap scrap

Questions

How do you pronounce gap?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡæp/.
What does gap mean?
An opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.
Where does gap come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce gap

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