gap

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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Distance between two objects

Don't park so close to that car, leave a gap so we can open the doors

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A difference or disparity.

There's a significant gap between the rich and the poor in this country.

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)An interruption or break in continuity.

There was a gap in the broadcast due to technical difficulties.

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A pass or opening in a mountain range.

We drove through a narrow gap in the mountains.

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To make an opening or gap in something.

The explosion gapped the wall.

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To bridge or close a gap.

The new program aims to gap the divide between education and employment.

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05:31

Everybody got a dream. Everybody got a goal. What's the gap?
Everybody got a dream. Everybody got a goal. What's the gap?

07:10

whereas this gap represents the athletes that are quote "Not Talented" - teenagers that wouldn't have made it as athletes if the rules were even.
whereas this gap represents the athletes that are quote "Not Talented" - teenagers that wouldn't have made it as athletes if the rules were even.
The gap is not as big for older age groups, but it's still there.
The gap is not as big for older age groups, but it's still there.

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06:30

You see a big class gap opening up: fewer working class
You see a big class gap opening up: fewer working class

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07:03

A time gap between conversational turns can give us space to look up extra information, double check our spelling and read over our message a time or five to really perfect what we want to say.
A time gap between conversational turns can give us space to look up extra information, double check our spelling and read over our message a time or five to really perfect what we want to say.

06:03

we'll sort of put another kind of word in the sort of gap...
we'll sort of put another kind of word in the sort of gap...

06:17

To help fill the funding gap and account for inflation, prices will increase slightly from $2.75 to around $2.86 later this year.
To help fill the funding gap and account for inflation, prices will increase slightly from $2.75 to around $2.86 later this year.

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So I want to start with asking what this report shows as factors that are driving this gap in affordability with the current real estate market the way that it is.
So I want to start with asking what this report shows as factors that are driving this gap in affordability with the current real estate market the way that it is.