- (v.i.) To open the mouth wide.
- (v.i.) To long, wait eagerly or cry aloud for something; -- with for, after or at.
- (v.i.) Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape.
- (v.i.) To pen or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure or hiatus.
- (n.) The act of gaping; a yawn.
- (v.i.) Indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn.
- (n.) The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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