Gap vs. Gab — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gap and Gab
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Definitions
Gap➦
An opening in a solid structure or surface; a cleft or breach
Wriggled through a gap in the fence.
A large gap in the wall where the artillery shell had exploded.
Gab➦
To talk idly or incessantly, as about trivial matters.
Gap➦
A break in a line of defense.
Gab➦
Idle talk; chatter.
Gap➦
An opening through mountains; a pass.
Gab➦
Idle chatter.
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Gap➦
A space between objects or points; an aperture
A gap between his front teeth.
Gab➦
The mouth or gob.
Gap➦
An interruption of continuity
A nine-minute gap in the recorded conversation.
Needed to fill in the gaps in her knowledge.
Gab➦
One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.
Gap➦
A conspicuous difference or imbalance; a disparity
A gap between revenue and spending.
The widening gap between rich and poor.
Gab➦
To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.
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Gap➦
A problematic situation resulting from such a disparity
The budget gap.
The technology gap.
Gab➦
(intransitive) To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
Gap➦
A spark gap.
Gab➦
To speak or tell falsely.
Gap➦
To make an opening or openings in
A wall that was gapped.
Gab➦
The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap. See. Illust. of Eccentric.
Gap➦
To make or adjust a space between (objects or points) or in (a device)
Gap boards on a deck.
Gap a spark plug.
Gab➦
The mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk; loquaciousness.
Gap➦
To be or become open
Her coat gapped open.
Gab➦
To deceive; to lie.
Gap➦
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.
Gab➦
To talk idly; to prate; to chatter.
Gap➦
An opening allowing passage or entrance.
We can slip through that gap between the buildings.
Gab➦
Light informal conversation for social occasions
Gap➦
An opening that implies a breach or defect.
There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.
Gap➦
A vacant space or time.
I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday.
Gap➦
A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
I'm taking a gap.
You must wait for a gap in the traffic before crossing the road.
Gap➦
A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
Their departure has left a gap in the workforce.
Find words to fill the gaps in an incomplete sentence.
Gap➦
A mountain or hill pass.
The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains.
Gap➦
(Sussex) A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach.
Gap➦
(baseball) The regions between the outfielders.
Jones doubled through the gap.
Gap➦
The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
Gap➦
(AU) (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
Gap➦
(genetics) An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
Gap➦
(transitive) To notch, as a sword or knife.
Gap➦
(transitive) To make an opening in; to breach.
Gap➦
(transitive) To check the size of a gap.
I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small.
Gap➦
To leave suddenly.
Gap➦
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass.
Miseries ensued by the opening of that gap.
It would make a great gap in your own honor.
Gap➦
The vertical distance between two superposed surfaces, esp. in a biplane.
Gap➦
To notch, as a sword or knife.
Gap➦
To make an opening in; to breach.
Their masses are gapp'd with our grape.
Gap➦
A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures;
Gap between income and outgo
The spread between lending and borrowing costs
Gap➦
An open or empty space in or between things;
There was a small opening between the trees
The explosion made a gap in the wall
Gap➦
A narrow opening;
He opened the window a crack
Gap➦
A pass between mountain peaks
Gap➦
An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity;
It was presented without commercial breaks
Gap➦
Make an opening or gap in
