1. (noun)gap, spread a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"
2. (noun)opening, gap an open or emptyspace in or between things "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
3. (noun)gap, crack a narrowopening "he opened the window a crack"
5. (noun)gap a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
6. (verb)break, interruption, disruption, gap an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"