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    gape
    /ɡeɪp/

    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. 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.

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

    The meaning of GAPE is to open the mouth wide. How to use gape in a sentence. to open the mouth wide; to open or part widely; to gaze stupidly or in open-mouthed surprise or wonder…

  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. 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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGAPE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. verb. 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. [VERB + at] He was not the type to wander round gaping at everything like a tourist. [VERB at noun] ...a grotesque face with its gaping mouth.

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

    gape. (ɡeɪp) vb (intr) 1. to stare in wonder or amazement, esp with the mouth open. 2. to open the mouth wide, esp involuntarily, as in yawning or hunger. 3. to be or become wide open: the crater gaped under his feet. n. 4. the act of gaping. 5. a wide opening; breach.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiongape 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.yourdictionary.com › gapeGape Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Gape Definition. To open the mouth wide, as in yawning or from hunger. To stare with the mouth open, as in wonder or surprise. To open or be opened wide, as a chasm. (intransitive) To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise. The act of gaping. A wide gap or opening.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › gapegape - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    gape /ɡeɪp/ vb (intransitive) 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. n. the act of gaping. a wide opening; breach.

  11. 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.