gapnoun
uk/ɡæp/us/ɡæp/gap noun (HOLE)
B1 [ C ] an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things:
The children squeezed through a gap in the wall.
She has a small gap between her front teeth.
gap in the market C2 [ C ]
an opportunity for a product or service that does not already exist:
There is a gap in the magazine market that needs to be filled.
More examples
- A ray of sunshine shone through a gap in the clouds.
- With a wriggle, she managed to crawl through the gap.
- A gap in the clouds revealed the Atlantic far below.
- He carefully nosed his lorry into the small gap.
- A gap between the curtains admitted the faint glimmer of a street lamp.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Holes, hollows and dips
- aperture
- cleft
- cranny
- dent
- depression
- dimple
- dip
- donga
- eyehole
- intake
- orifice
- pinhole
- pit
- porosity
- porous
- puncture
- riddled
- semipermeable
- tear 1
- wormhole
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Opportunity
gap noun (DIFFERENCE)
B2 [ S ] a difference between two things:
The gap between rich and poor is still widening (= becoming greater).
B2 [ C usually singular ] a period of time spent doing something different:
After a gap of five years, Jennifer decided to go back to work full-time.
More examples
- The government's change of policy is intended to reduce the gap between the haves and have-nots in our society.
- We must strive to narrow the gap between rich and poor.
- There exists nowadays a yawning gap between fashion and style.
- We must bridge the gap between labour and management.
- The report states that the gap between the rich and the poor has increased dramatically over the past decade.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Different and difference
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- a whole new ballgame idiom
- a world of difference idiom
- alternative
- another
- clash
- contrary
- differential
- distinction
- distinctive
- distorted
- diverge
- divergence
- divide
- permutation
- refreshing
- several
- step
- sundry
- tangential
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Periods of time - general words
Idiom(s)
bridge a/the gap