Background for gaps

gaps

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noun

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.

Examples :

"He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot."

part gap structure

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An opening allowing passage or entrance.

Examples :

"We can slip through that gap between the buildings."

gap part space area structure

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An opening that implies a breach or defect.

Examples :

"There is a gap between the roof and the gutter."

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A vacant space or time.

Examples :

"I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday."

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A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.

Examples :

"The student filled in the gaps in her notes after missing a week of school. "

gap time period

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A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.

Examples :

"Find words to fill the gaps in an incomplete sentence."

gap condition situation business economy finance job work

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A mountain or hill pass.

Examples :

"The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains."

geography geology area place

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A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).

Examples :

"At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach."

geography area nature

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The regions between the outfielders.

Examples :

"Jones doubled through the gap."

sport area position

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(for a medical or pharmacy item) The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.

Examples :

""After my surgery, I had to pay several hundred dollars out-of-pocket to cover the gaps between what the doctor charged and what my insurance actually paid." "

medicine insurance finance amount

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(usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.

Examples :

"Closing the gaps in education and healthcare between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is a national priority. "

society politics culture government race human state economy gap

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An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.

Examples :

"After aligning the DNA sequences, the scientist noticed several gaps representing regions where genetic information was missing in some samples. "

biology biochemistry computing

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To notch, as a sword or knife.

Examples :

"The blacksmith expertly gaps the blade of the new kitchen knife. "

weapon utensil technical

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To make an opening in; to breach.

Examples :

"The construction crew gaps the wall to install the new window. "

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To check the size of a gap.

Examples :

"I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small."

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To leave suddenly.

Examples :

"Seeing the police lights, the suspect gapped out of the back door. "

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An elected head of a gewog in Bhutan.

Examples :

"The training program for new gaps (gewog heads) in Bhutan covered local governance and community development. "

politics government person