gapping

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Synonyms: gaping, gasping, gawping, rapping, yapping, sapping, tapping, lapping, capping, happing, mapping

Antonyms: gaping, gasping, gawping, rapping, yapping, sapping, tapping, lapping, capping, happing, mapping

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|gap||ing-form}}

Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics|uncountable}} A type of [[ellipsis]] that occurs in the non-initial conjuncts of coordinate structures, and usually [[elide]]s [[minimally]] a [[finite verb]] and further any non-finite verbs that are present.
2. {{lb|en|anatomy}} The [[formation]] of a [[gap]].

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