gap
n. countablen. an empty space between two things. You can use it for physical spaces, like a hole in a fence, or for things like time and knowledge.
n. a break in continuity or an unfilled space between two objects. Often used metaphorically to describe a disparity in understanding, wealth, or time.
There is a small gap under the door.
The company is trying to bridge the gap between its older customers and younger tech-savvy users.
The widening gap between the two political factions has made it increasingly difficult for the legislature to pass even the most basic bipartisan funding bills.
From Middle English gap, gappe, from Old Norse gap (“an empty space, gap, chasm”), from gapa (“to gape, scream”), from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- (“to open wide, gape”). Related to Danish gab (“an expanse, space, gap”), Old English ġeap (“open space, expanse”). Doublet of gape.
A variant of gape.
Commonly used with the verb 'bridge' to describe resolving a difference or 'mind' as a warning to be careful of a physical space.