{
    "term": "gap",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a space where something is missing",
            "sensetop": "gap in something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Extra funding is needed to plug the gap."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Fill the gaps** in these sentences.",
                    "contextForm": "gap in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are **huge gaps** in their knowledge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His death **left** an enormous **gap** in my life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were several gaps in my education."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We think we've identified **a gap in the market** *(= a business opportunity to make or sell something that is not yet available)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her appointment will fill the gap created when the marketing manager left."
                },
                {
                    "text": "legislation to close a gap in the law"
                },
                {
                    "text": "serious gaps in our understanding of the disease"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "enormous", "great"],
                "verb + gap": ["create", "leave", "identify"],
                "preposition": ["gap in"],
                "phrases": ["a gap in the market"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a space between two things or in the middle of something, especially because there is a part missing",
            "sensetop": "gap in somethinggap between A and Bthrough a gap",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There should be a six-inch gap at the bottom."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a gap in a hedge",
                    "contextForm": "gap in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Leave a gap between your car and the next.",
                    "contextForm": "gap between A and B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I managed to squeeze through the gap.",
                    "contextForm": "through a gap"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A rabbit darted through a gap in the fence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Position the tiles, leaving a narrow gap between the edges."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Seal the gaps around the windows with a sealant."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an awkward gap between the bed and the door"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I spotted a gap in the cars and went for it."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "huge", "large"],
                "verb + gap": ["leave", "fill", "seal"],
                "gap + verb": ["appear", "open up"],
                "preposition": ["through a/​the gap", "gap between", "gap in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a period of time when something stops, or between two events",
            "sensetop": "gap in somethinggap between A and Bgap of something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a gap in the conversation",
                    "contextForm": "gap in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wrote his first novel in the gap between school and university.",
                    "contextForm": "gap between A and B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They met again after a gap of twenty years.",
                    "contextForm": "gap of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There’s a big **age gap** between them *(= a big difference in their ages)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ads are just there to fill the gaps between quiz shows."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She returned to teaching after a twelve-year gap."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a job to fill the gap between high school and college"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a gap in his career"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "short", "two-year"],
                "verb + gap": ["fill"],
                "gap + noun": ["year"],
                "preposition": ["after a/​the gap", "gap between", "gap in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a difference that separates people, or their opinions, situation, etc.",
            "sensetop": "gap between A and B",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A huge gap has opened up between expectations and what is deliverable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The only way to **close this gap** is to innovate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the gap between rich and poor",
                    "contextForm": "gap between A and B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the gap between theory and practice"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **bridge the gap** between urban and rural communities"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crisis was largely due to a wide gap between supply and demand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He realized how narrow the gap was that separated him from his pagan ancestors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the knowledge gap between doctor and patient"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the unbridgeable gap between the two cultures"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Progress could be jeopardized by a growing gap between the haves and the have-nots."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "enormous", "huge"],
                "verb + gap": ["address", "bridge", "close"],
                "gap + verb": ["open up", "grow", "widen"],
                "preposition": ["gap between"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡæp/",
                "audio": "ga/gap/gap__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡæp/",
                "audio": "ga/gap/gap__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Norse, ‘chasm’; related to gape."
}