gape

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[open]] the [[mouth]] [[wide]], especially [[involuntarily]], as in a [[yawn]], [[anger]], or [[surprise]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[stare]] in [[wonder]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To open wide; to [[display]] a [[gap]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|of a [[cat]]}} To open the passage to the [[vomeronasal]] organ, analogous to the [[flehm]]ing in other animals.
5. {{lb|en|pornography}} To depict a [[dilate]]d [[anal]] or [[vaginal]] cavity upon [[penetrative]] sexual activity.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncommon}} An act of gaping; a [[yawn]].
2. A [[large]] [[opening]].
3. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[disease]] in [[poultry]] caused by [[gapeworm]] in the [[windpipe]], a [[symptom]] of which is frequent [[gaping]].
4. The width of an opening.
5. {{lb|en|zoology}} The maximum opening of the [[mouth]] (of a bird, fish, etc.) when it is open.

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