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    gape
    /ɡāp/

    verb

    • 1. be or become wide open: "a large duffel bag gaped open by her feet" Similar open wideopen upyawnpart

    noun

    • 1. a wide opening: "a gape of the jaws"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gapeGape Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : an act or instance of opening the mouth wide or of keeping the mouth open wide. One piranha, she discovered, went from wide-open gape to shut jaws in less than five milliseconds, far faster than the wink of an eye.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGAPE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    GAPE definition: 1. to look in great surprise at someone or something, especially with an open mouth: 2. to be or…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › gapeGAPE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb. to stare in wonder or amazement, esp with the mouth open. to open the mouth wide, esp involuntarily, as in yawning or hunger. to be or become wide open. the crater gaped under his feet.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gapeGape - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Gape is closely related to the word, gap, which means a space between things. When you gape at something, there is a lot of space between your teeth because your mouth is open in disbelief. You'll often hear mothers telling children not to gape.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGAPE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    GAPE meaning: 1. to look in great surprise at someone or something, especially with an open mouth: 2. to be or…. Learn more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › gapeGape - definition of gape by The Free Dictionary

    1. The act or an instance of gaping: a scoring move that elicited gapes from her teammates. 2. A large opening: a gape in the sail. 3. a. The mouth, especially when open. b. Zoology The width of the space between the open jaws or mandibles of a vertebrate.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › gapegape verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of gape verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › gapegape | meaning of gape in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    gape meaning, definition, what is gape: to look at something for a long time, es...: Learn more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryGAPE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    If you gape, you look at someone or something in surprise, usually with an open mouth. His secretary stopped taking notes to gape at me. He was not the type to wander around gaping at everything like a tourist.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarygape | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    gape meaning: 1. to look at someone or something with your mouth open because you are so surprised: 2. to be…. Learn more.