gape
IPA: gˈeɪp
noun
- (uncommon) An act of gaping; a yawn.
- A large opening.
- (uncountable) A disease in poultry caused by gapeworm in the windpipe, a symptom of which is frequent gaping.
- The width of an opening.
- (zoology) The maximum opening of the mouth (of a bird, fish, etc.) when it is open.
verb
- (intransitive) To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
- (intransitive) To stare in wonder.
- (intransitive) To open wide; to display a gap.
- (intransitive, of a cat) To open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.
- (pornography) To depict a dilated anal or vaginal cavity upon penetrative sexual activity.
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Examples of "gape" in Sentences
- He gapes at the window.
- The mouth has a very large gape.
- The red gape is also prominent then.
- The gape is open and tongue protuding.
- The colour of the gape is yellowish to green.
- He gaped in a stiff and glassy way, as of a horse with tetanus.
- The gape of the bill is therefore on the dorsal side of the bill.
- By the time it reaches adulthood, the gape flanges will no longer be visible.
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