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An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
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He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.
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An opening allowing passage or entrance.
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We can slip through that gap between the buildings.
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An opening that implies a breach or defect.
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There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.
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A vacant space or time.
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I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday.
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A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
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I'm taking a gap.
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A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
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Find words to fill the gaps in an incomplete sentence.
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A mountain or hill pass.
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The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains.
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A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
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At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach.
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The regions between the outfielders.
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Jones doubled through the gap.
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(for a medical or pharmacy item) The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
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(usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
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An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.