Meaning of GAPE
| Pronunciation: | | geyp
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- [n] a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)
- [n] an expression of open-mouthed astonishment
- [v] look with amazement; look stupidly
- [v] be wide open
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| | Synonyms: | | gawk, gawp, goggle, yaw, yawn |
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| | See Also: | | be, facial expression, facial gesture, look, rictus, stare | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Gape\ (?; in Eng, commonly ?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Gaped} (? or ?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gaping}] [OE. gapen, AS.
geapan to open; akin to D. gapen to gape, G. gaffen, Icel. &
Sw. gapa, Dan. gabe; cf. Skr. jabh to snap at, open the
mouth. Cf. {Gaby}, {Gap}.]
1. To open the mouth wide; as:
(a) Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape.
--Dryden.
(b) Indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn.
She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes, And asks
if it be time to rise. --Swift.
(c) Showing self-forgetfulness in surprise, astonishment,
expectation, etc.
With gaping wonderment had stared aghast.
--Byron.
(d) Manifesting a desire to injure, devour, or overcome.
They have gaped upon me with their mouth. --Job
xvi. 10.
2. To pen or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or
hiatus.
May that ground gape and swallow me alive! --Shak.
3. To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with
for, after, or at.
The hungry grave for her due tribute gapes.
--Denham.
Syn: To gaze; stare; yawn. See {Gaze}.
\Gape\, n.
1. The act of gaping; a yawn. --Addison.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The width of the mouth when opened, as of
birds, fishes, etc.
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