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# gap

«gap» in Mova's school dictionary: **an empty space or opening between two things: a gap in a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (gap, gaps)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A gap is an empty space or opening between two things: a gap in a fence, a gap between your teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gap/#m1)

2) A gap is a difference between two amounts or groups: «the gap between the scores». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gap/#m2)

3) A gap is a time when something stops: «a gap of two weeks». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gap/#m3)

4) A gap in what you know is a part you have not learned yet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gap/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school maths: a space between posts, trees or marks; equal gaps along a line (gaps = things − 1 on a line, gaps = things on a circle); the difference between two numbers or scores. In everyday life and safety: «Mind the gap» between the train and the platform; a gap in the hedge. Phrases: «mind the gap», «fill the gap», «gap-toothed», «close the gap».

### examples

- There are 4 gaps between 5 trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gap/#x1)
- Each gap is 3 metres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gap/#x2)
- The gap between the two scores is 12 points. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gap/#x3)
- How many gaps are in a fence with 8 posts? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gap/#x4)
- The dog got out through a gap in the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gap/#x5)
- «Mind the gap» means watch the space between the train and the platform. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gap/#x6)
- Fill the gaps in the sentences with the right words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gap/#x7)
- She has a gap where her front tooth fell out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gap/#x8)

### note

Countable: «a gap», «gaps». «Fill in the gaps» is a common school task. Maths: gaps and things differ: on a line, gaps = things − 1; on a circle they are equal. Trap: length ÷ gap size gives the number of gaps, not of posts.

### In the corpora

- [Stories grow because people fill gaps with guesses, round numbers up, and add a twist that makes the tale better to tell.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/2/)
- [Recorder players cover the holes with the soft, flat pads of their fingers, because hard fingertips leave gaps that make squeaks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder/6/)
- [When you graze your knee, blood dries into a scab that seals the gap like a plaster while new skin grows underneath.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/354-skin-fingerprints-scabs-scars-bruises-and-blisters/2/)
- [A finger space is a gap about one finger wide between words.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/5-handwriting-holding-the-pencil-and-joining-up/24/)
- [Rips often look like a calmer, darker gap where fewer waves break.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/44-the-beach-and-the-sea/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gap» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gap/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.