gape
11gape — v. (D; intr.) to gape at * * * [geɪp] (D; intr.) to gape at …
12gape — [[t]ge͟ɪp[/t]] gapes, gaping, gaped 1) VERB If you gape, you look at someone or something in surprise, usually with an open mouth. [V at n] His secretary stopped taking notes to gape at me... [V at n] He was not the type to wander round gaping at …
13gape — verb (I) 1 to look at something for a long time, especially with your mouth open, because you are very surprised or shocked: What are all these people gaping at? see gaze 1 2 also gape open to come apart or open widely: Dan stood at the door, his …
14gape — UK [ɡeɪp] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms gape : present tense I/you/we/they gape he/she/it gapes present participle gaping past tense gaped past participle gaped 1) to look at something or someone with your mouth open because you are very… …
15gape — I. intransitive verb (gaped; gaping) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse gapa; perhaps akin to Latin hiare to gape, yawn more at yawn Date: 13th century 1. a. to open the mouth wide b. to open or part widely < holes gaped in the pavement > …
16gape — 1) the opening of the mouth. Its width is the greatest distance across the mouth opening. Its length is the distance from the anteriormost median point on the jaws to the posterior end of the mouth cleft 2) the space between the point and the… …
17gape — [13] Gape and the related gap [14] are of Scandinavian origin. English borrowed the verb from Old Norse gapa ‘open the mouth’, which survives in modern Scandinavian languages as Swedish gapa and Danish gabe. Old Norse gap ‘chasm’ (source of… …
18gape — [13] Gape and the related gap [14] are of Scandinavian origin. English borrowed the verb from Old Norse gapa ‘open the mouth’, which survives in modern Scandinavian languages as Swedish gapa and Danish gabe. Old Norse gap ‘chasm’ (source of… …
19gape|seed — «GAYP SEED», noun. 1. something to gape or stare at. 2. the act of gaping or staring. 3. a person who gapes or stares …
20gape|mouthed — «GAYP MOWTHD, MOWTHT», adjective. open mouthed; agape …
