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gape verb [ ɡeɪp ]

• be or become wide open.
• "a large duffel bag gaped open by her feet"
Similar: open wide, open up, yawn, part, crack, split,

gape noun

• a wide opening.
• "a gape of the jaws"
Origin: Middle English: from Old Norse gapa ; related to gap.

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