gap

Definition

  • noun: a space between two people or things
  • noun: a break in a barrier (as a wall, hedge, or line of military defense)
  • verb: to make an opening in
  • often + 'between'
  • synonyms: abysm, abyss, aperture

Examples

  • His work 'bridges the gap between' popular fiction and serious literature. [=his work has qualities of both popular fiction and serious literature]

  • We hope to 'close the gap between' well-funded suburban schools and the struggling schools in poorer communities.

  • The fact that the new estimates are so wildly different from the initial numbers has created a 'credibility gap'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) you have to see. MAN : Hard wall. OLSEN: Get what we came for, Barbarosa. The clock's ticking. Spread out, secure the perimeter. I got a big gap over here. JOHN: Why didn't we know about this? BARBAROSA: Sir, I think this is what Command's looking for. I'm in their source code. (..)
    2009 Terminator Salvation