Phrase Hound found 117 phrases and 42 compound words that contain gap. The most common are listed below. Open gap in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 117
- mind the gapBe careful of the gap between the vehicle and the adjacent platform, while boarding or alighting.
- gap yearA yearlong break from study taken by some students on leaving school before starting university, often spent gaining work experience or travelling.
- bridge the gapTo serve as or create a connection between disconnected or disparate things.
- gender gapA measurable difference between the pay, status, political preferences etc. of men and women.
- take the gapSynonym of gap it (“leave Rhodesia”).
- gap of dangera breach, place which is hard to defend; a danger, requiring bravery
- find the gapTo play a shot or shots along the ground, in the spaces between fielders.
- finding the gappresent participle and gerund of find the gap
- found the gapsimple past and past participle of find the gap
- takes the gapthird-person singular simple present indicative of take the gap: Synonym of gap it (“leave Rhodesia”).
- taking the gappresent participle and gerund of take the gap
- took the gapsimple past of take the gap
- taken the gappast participle of take the gap: Synonym of gap it (“leave Rhodesia”).
- Victoria GapA mountain pass in Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
- pay gapThe difference in salaries between one group and another.
- generation gapA disconnect between members of one generation and members of the next based on the later generation developing habits, attitudes, and preferences inconsistent with the experience of the former.
- age gapA difference in ages between two or more people, especially in the context of romantic or sexual relationships.
- finds the gapthird-person singular simple present indicative of find the gap: To play a shot or shots along the ground, in the spaces between fielders.
- air gapA network security measure that consists of ensuring that a secure computer network is physically isolated from unsecured networks, such as the public Internet or an unsecured local area network.
- Suwalki gapThe strip of NATO-controlled territory along the Polish–Lithuanian border, separating Russia (Kaliningrad) from its ally Belarus.
- Wong Nai Chung GapA hill pass in Eastern district, Hong Kong.
- Darién GapA geographical region between the North and South American continents, along the border of Panama and Colombia.
- bridging the gappresent participle and gerund of bridge the gap
- Wan Chai GapA mountain pass in Wan Chai, Wan Chai district, Hong Kong.
- prime gapThe difference between two successive prime numbers.
Compound words 42
- stopgapThat which stops up or fills a gap or hole.
- bandgapThe energy difference between two allowed ranges of electron energy in a solid; especially the difference between the energies of the valence band and the conduction band.
- MedigapA type of medical insurance for expenses not covered under Medicare, with a certain enrollment window beyond which applicants are excluded.
- airgapAlternative spelling of air gap: A network security measure that consists of ensuring that a secure computer network is physically isolated from unsecured networks, such as the public Internet or an unsecured local area network.
- gapfulHaving gaps; not gapless.
- gappistA proponent of gap creationism.
- gapsiteThe location where a building has been torn down or demolished.
- pregapA portion of a compact disc preceding the start of a track.
- microgapA microscopic gap.
- minigapA small gap