Gap | Mean of gap in English Dictionary

/ˈgæp/

• Noun
• a space between two people or things
1. The child had a gap between her two front teeth.
2. The gap between the lead runner and the rest of the field continued to widen.
• a hole or space where something is missing
1. The sheep got through a gap in the fence.
• a missing part
1. There are unexplained gaps in his story.
2. The class filled in the gaps in my knowledge of biology.

• a part or period in which nothing happens
1. She had taken several years off to raise a family, so there was a large gap in her work history.
• a difference between two people, groups, or things
1. There is a widening gap between the rich and the poor.
2. We hope to close the gap between well-funded suburban schools and the struggling schools in poorer communities.
3. His work bridges the gap between popular fiction and serious literature. [=his work has qualities of both popular fiction and serious literature]