gap

1. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures (synset 104760114)
   "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"
   is a type of: disparity - inequality or difference in some respect
   same as: spread
2. An open or empty space in or between things (synset 109402023)
   "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
   is a type of: space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
   subtypes:

   • pocket - an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
   • diastema - a gap or vacant space between two teeth
   • nodes of ranvier, ranvier's nodes - small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons
   • foramen, hiatus - a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
   • breach - an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
   • chasm - a deep opening in the earth's surface
   • cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure - a long narrow opening
   • hole - an opening into or through something
   • mouth - an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
   • rift - a gap between cloud masses
   • rent, rip, snag, split, tear - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
   • window - an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function
   is a part of: earth's surface, surface - the outermost level of the land or sea
   same as: opening
3. A narrow opening (synset 103421239)
   "he opened the window a crack"
   is a type of: opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
   subtypes:

   • blank, lacuna - a blank gap or missing part
   • spark gap - the gap between two high-potential terminals
   same as: crack
4. A pass between mountain peaks (synset 109271940)
   is a type of: mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
   subtypes:

   • water gap - a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows
   • wind gap - a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it
   same as: col
5. A difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations (synset 107198513)
   is a type of: conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute - a disagreement or argument about something important
   subtypes: generation gap - a difference between the views of young people and their parents
6. An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity (synset 100384760)
   "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"
   is a type of: delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
   subtypes:

   • cut-in, insert - (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film
   • cut-in, insert - (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program
   • interjection, interpellation, interpolation, interposition - the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
   • abruption, breaking off - an instance of sudden interruption
   • barracking, heckling - shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
   same as: break, disruption, interruption

1. Make an opening or gap in (synset 201596535)
   is a type of: open, open up - cause to open or to become open
   same as: breach

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