gapping

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/ˈɡæpɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To notch, as a sword or knife.
To make an opening in; to breach.
To check the size of a gap.“I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small.”
To leave suddenly.

noun

A type of ellipsis that occurs in the non-initial conjuncts of coordinate structures, and usually elides minimally a finite verb and further any non-finite verbs that are present. Example: "Some ate bread, and others rice."
The formation of a gap.

Related words

Synonyms

pseudogapping fillgap g-dropping gapesing gapper gape gape seed gisting gerund gapeseed gaper gerund-participle gapeline gappyness gawping ergative

Rhymes

flapping rapping yapping strapping wrapping sapping tapping lapping overlapping snapping

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