# gapped

Pronunciation: say "GAPT" /ɡæpt/

## Adjective

1. Having one or more openings or breaks where material or content would otherwise be continuous.
   - Simple: Having an opening or empty space where something is missing.
   - _His gapped molars made it difficult to chew tough meat._
   - _Inspectors found the bridge railing was gapped at several of its joints._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of gap. — simple past and past participle of gap
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of gap. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The technician gapped the electrodes to the manufacturer's specification._
   - _Cracks in the plaster gapped further after the tremor._

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