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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 upyawnpartcracksplit
   • ▪ stare with one's mouth open wide in amazement or wonder: "he gaped at Sharp in silence" Similar starestare open-mouthedstare in wondergawkgogglegazeoglelook fixedlylook vacantlyinformal:rubberneckgawp

   noun

   • 1. a wide opening: "a gape of the jaws"
   • ▪ an open-mouthed stare: "she climbed into her sports car to the gapes of passers-by"
   • ▪ a widely open mouth or beak: "juvenile birds with yellow gapes"
   • ▪ a disease of birds with gaping of the mouth as a symptom, caused by infestation with gapeworm.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse gapa; related to gap.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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

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   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

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   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

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   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

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   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

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   If you gape, you look at someone or something in surprise, usually with an open mouth.

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

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   You'd really gape if the tutu had a gaping, or wide open, hole. 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.

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

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   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.