gap
//ɡæp//
Noun
gapSingular
gapsPlural
1
A space or opening between two things or in the middle of something.
There was a small gap between the door and the floor.
2
A break or interval in continuity, especially in time.
After a five-year gap, she returned to teaching.
3
A difference or disparity between two things, people, or groups.
There is a large gap between rich and poor in this country.
4
A deficiency or lack in something that is needed.
There is a gap in our knowledge about this disease.
Verb
1
To make an opening or breach in something.
The workers gapped the wall to install a new window.