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complexity theory, a gap reduction is a reduction to a particular type of decision problem, known as a c-gap problem. Such reductions provide information
Gap_reduction
Algorithm for transforming one optimization problem into another
type of reduction that, while useful in proving some inapproximability results, does not resemble the other reductions shown here. Gap reductions deal with
Approximation-preserving reduction
Approximation-preserving_reduction
Breakdown in empathy
An empathy gap, sometimes referred to as an empathy bias, is a breakdown or reduction in empathy (the ability to recognize, understand, and share another's
Empathy_gap
Difference in quantities of cations and anions in blood or urine
the HCO− 3 concentration, and result in a corresponding mild reduction in the anion gap. In many situations, alterations in renal function (even if mild
Anion_gap
Theory of a quantum origin of consciousness
Orchestrated objective reduction (Orch OR) is a controversial theory postulating that consciousness originates at the quantum level inside neurons (rather
Orchestrated objective reduction
Orchestrated_objective_reduction
End of NASA Space Shuttle program in 2011
Chris (February 12, 2009). "Extra NASA funds: An initial step towards gap reduction options/Extension". Retrieved November 27, 2022. "Review of U.S. Human
Space_Shuttle_retirement
Learner centric pedagogy
Scripted Inquiry: Better Overall Science Concept Learning and Equity Gap Reduction, Mehalik, Doppelt, Schunn. Journal of Engineering Education, January
Design-based_learning
School excellence award in the United States
schools and schools that were making great strides in closing any achievement gaps between students. The program was discontinued by the second presidency of
National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
National_Blue_Ribbon_Schools_Program
Economic measurement
"fiscal gap" accounting method can be used to calculate the percentage of necessary tax increases or spending reductions needed to close the fiscal gap in
Fiscal_gap
Measures to reduce poverty permanently
Natasha Grist and Cheikh Sourang (2009) "Closing the gap between climate adaptation and poverty reduction frameworks" Archived 4 April 2012 at the Wayback
Poverty_reduction
Passages between the northern Atlantic Ocean and the Norwegian Sea
The GIUK gap (sometimes written G-I-UK) is an area in the northern Atlantic Ocean that forms a naval choke point. Its name is an initialism for Greenland
GIUK_gap
Free Senior High Education In Ghana
necessitate tertiary education, could now be further encouraged. A gap reduction has formed in university graduates who acquire degrees without the achievement
Free_Senior_High_School
Shortage of forage for honey bees in the UK and Ireland
The June gap occurs in Ireland and Great Britain when there is a shortage of forage available for honey bee, typically occurring in June. Subsequent to
June_gap
Public health policies which lessen negative aspects of problematic activities
Harm reduction, or harm minimization, refers to a range of intentional practices and public health policies designed to lessen the negative social and/or
Harm_reduction
Mechanical transmission using multiple gears
advantage of the gear set. A planetary gear train provides high gear reduction in a compact package. It is possible to design gear teeth for gears that
Gear_train
Algorithm in computational number theory
The Lenstra–Lenstra–Lovász (LLL) lattice basis reduction algorithm is a polynomial time lattice reduction algorithm invented by Arjen Lenstra, Hendrik Lenstra
Lenstra–Lenstra–Lovász lattice basis reduction algorithm
Lenstra–Lenstra–Lovász_lattice_basis_reduction_algorithm
American budget reconciliation law
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), Pub. L. 117–169 (text) (PDF), is a United States federal law which aimed to reduce the federal government budget
Inflation_Reduction_Act
semiconductors have been successfully employed for CO2 photo reduction including p-GaP, p-CdTe, p-Si, p-GaAs, p-InP, and p-SiC. Kinetically, however
Photoelectrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide
Photoelectrochemical_reduction_of_carbon_dioxide
Average difference in remuneration amounts between men and women
The gender pay gap or gender wage gap is the average difference between the remuneration for men and women who are employed. In most countries, women are
Gender_pay_gap
2021 Chinese educational policy
The Double Reduction Policy (Chinese: 双减政策; pinyin: shuāng jiǎn zhèng cè) is a Chinese education policy intended to reduce homework and after-school tutoring
Double_Reduction_Policy
Cold War term used in the United States
In the United States, during the Cold War, the missile gap was the perceived superiority of the number and power of the USSR's missiles in comparison
Missile_gap
Inability to describe conscious experiences in solely physical or structural terms
In the philosophy of mind, the explanatory gap is the difficulty that physicalist philosophies have in explaining how physical properties give rise to
Explanatory_gap
Gap in the fossil record
The cat gap is a period in the fossil record of approximately 25 million to 18.5 million years ago in which there are few fossils of cats or cat-like
Cat_gap
Aim to increase student-teacher interactions
(2014) summarized the benefits of class size reduction and its efficacy in narrowing the achievement gap in a report for the National Education Policy
Class-size_reduction
Difference between actual and potential GDP
research and development. Such reductions are likely to impair an economy's long-run potential. Third, a persistent, large output gap can have deleterious effects
Output_gap
Cognitive bias about one's own skill
South Asia United States Arab–Israeli conflict Ukraine Vietnam War Bias reduction Cognitive bias mitigation Debiasing Heuristics in judgment and decision-making
Dunning–Kruger_effect
Wedge in golf
set, but this is nowhere near the amount of loft reduction seen in the numbered irons. This leaves a "gap" in loft angle between the pitching and sand wedges
Gap_wedge
School district in California, United States
maintains two schools, one in Alta, California and one in Emigrant Gap, California. Emigrant Gap Elementary School District was consolidated with Alta-Dutch
Alta Dutch Flat Elementary School District
Alta_Dutch_Flat_Elementary_School_District
Strategy of Australian governments to improving the lives of Indigenous people
The Closing the Gap framework is a strategy by the Commonwealth and state and territory governments of Australia that aims to reduce disparity between
Closing_the_Gap
Mental phenomenon of holding contradictory beliefs
"religion gap" refers to this phenomena where Conservatives are deemed religious and Liberals deemed non-religious. However, the basis of this gap was found
Cognitive_dissonance
Postpositivist communication theory developed in 1975
The uncertainty reduction theory (URT), also known as initial interaction theory, developed in 1975 by Charles Berger and Richard Calabrese, is a communication
Uncertainty_reduction_theory
its optical and electrical properties. The apparent effects are: band gap reduction, valence band splitting, and optical anisotropy. For instance, in CuPt
Cu-Pt type ordering in III-V semiconductor
Cu-Pt_type_ordering_in_III-V_semiconductor
Set of processes for obtaining iron from iron ore
In the iron and steel industry, direct reduction is a set of processes for obtaining iron from iron ore, by reducing iron oxides without melting the metal
Direct_reduction
Dan; Sammut, Joe (6 December 2013). "Venezuela Leads Region in Poverty Reduction in 2012, ECLAC Says". Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved
Venezuela
Country in Central Africa
DRC, Articles 182, 183, 184. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Progress Report (EPub). International Monetary Fund. 2010
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Cell-cell junction composed of innexins or connexins
Gap junctions are membrane channels between adjacent cells that allow the direct exchange of cytoplasmic substances, such as small molecules, substrates
Gap_junction
American reconnaissance aircraft
the growing demand for accurate intelligence regarding the alleged "bomber gap" between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, in June 1956 Eisenhower approved
Lockheed_U-2
Computer architecture where code and data share a common bus
and von Neumann, of course, also made substantial contributions to the "reduction to practice" of these concepts but I would not regard these as comparable
Von_Neumann_architecture
Device that generates sparks in internal combustion engines
be noticeable directly, but will show up as a reduction in the engine's power and fuel efficiency. Gap adjustment is not recommended for iridium and platinum
Spark_plug
Binary operation in graph theory
can be measured by its spectral gap, with an important property of the zigzag product the preservation of the spectral gap. That is, if H {\displaystyle
Zig-zag_product
Cold War intimidation tactic used by the Soviet Union's military
The bomber gap was the Cold War belief that the Soviet Union's Long Range Aviation department had gained an advantage in deploying jet-powered strategic
Bomber_gap
IRR—an 11% gap. Male administrative law judges earn, on average, 1,619,999,400 IRR, compared to 1,452,001,600 IRR for females—showing a 12% gap. Male economists
Salaries_in_Iran
1974, the United States Federal Government has had funding gaps on 27 occasions. Funding gaps did not lead to government shutdowns prior to 1980, when President
List of United States federal funding gaps
List_of_United_States_federal_funding_gaps
Indication of topological symmetry groups to topological condensed matter
to topological insulators and topological superconductors with an energy gap, when particle-particle interactions are excluded. The table is no longer
Periodic table of topological insulators and topological superconductors
Periodic_table_of_topological_insulators_and_topological_superconductors
Discussions and claims of differences in intelligence along racial lines
gradual closing of the gap as a fact. Flynn and Dickens summarize this trend, stating, "The constancy of the Black-White IQ gap is a myth and therefore
Race_and_intelligence
Distribution of a country's total GDP amongst its population
problems and limitations in the measurement of inequality as there is a large gap between the national accounts (which focus on macroeconomic totals) and inequality
Income_distribution
Archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
Resource Book. London: Zed Books. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-84277-093-1. Min, Pyong Gap; Kim, Jung Ha, eds. (2001). Religions in Asian America: Building Faith Communities
Philippines
Human-caused changes to climate on Earth
emissions reduction seven-fold over current policies, deliver $200 billion per year for clean-energy and social programs and even close the gap between
Climate_change
In Russia the wage gap exists (after 1991, but also before) and statistical analysis shows that most of it cannot be explained by lower qualifications
Gender_pay_gap_in_Russia
Type of electric motor construction
An axial flux motor (axial gap motor, or pancake motor) is a geometry of electric motor construction where the gap between the rotor and stator, and therefore
Axial_flux_motor
Prefecture and commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Gap (French pronunciation: [ɡap], Occitan: [ˈɡap]) is the prefecture of the department of Hautes-Alpes, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southern
Gap,_Hautes-Alpes
American software company
capitalization tables led to a series of equity gap studies called Table Stakes. The reports highlight the equity gaps between employees and founders based on
Carta_(software_company)
trips") with psychedelic drugs. One of the aims of the project is harm reduction. The founder and director of the project is researcher and journalist
Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project
Challenging_Psychedelic_Experiences_Project
Semiconductor light source
photons) is determined by the energy required for electrons to cross the band gap of the semiconductor. White light is obtained by using multiple semiconductors
Light-emitting_diode
Subunit of a computational problem
high side of the gap. The reductions used in these proofs, and the gadgets used in the reductions, must preserve the existence of this gap, and the strength
Gadget_(computer_science)
Sovereign wealth fund of the Russian Federation
tons of the metal on 1 January 2024 to 187.7 tons on 31 December 2024, a reduction of 48% over the year. In the second half of 2019, the effect of an OPEC+
Russian_National_Wealth_Fund
1991 Soviet Union–United States arms control treaty
START I (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) was a bilateral treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the reduction and the limitation of strategic
START_I
Distribution of income or wealth between different groups
inequality is the defining challenge of our time. In advanced economies, the gap between the rich and poor is at its highest level in decades. Inequality
Economic_inequality
Overview of the US racial achievement gap in particular
The racial achievement gap in the United States are disparities in educational achievement between differing ethnic/racial groups. It manifests itself
Racial achievement gap in the United States
Racial_achievement_gap_in_the_United_States
Country in Central Asia
Uzbekistan has led several companies, including Tesco, C&A, Marks & Spencer, Gap, and H&M, to boycott Uzbek cotton. The country has a considerable production
Uzbekistan
"productivity-compensation gap", an issue which has garnered much attention from academics and policymakers. BLS reported this gap occurs across most industries:
Causes of income inequality in the United States
Causes_of_income_inequality_in_the_United_States
growth resulted in significant improvements in real living standards and reduction in poverty rates. The World Bank estimates that more than 60% of the population
Economic_inequality_in_China
Most populous city in the United States
2024. Honan, Katie (September 11, 2019). "New York City's Income-Inequality Gap Hasn't Changed, Report Says". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved
New_York_City
Large gap in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds
cloud, punch hole cloud, skypunch, cloud canal, or cloud hole – is a large gap, usually circular or elliptical, that can appear in cirrocumulus or altocumulus
Fallstreak_hole
Psychological theory regarding individuals on the autism spectrum
services to promote well-being) and public psychoeducation or stigma reduction regarding autism. Earlier studies on autism regarding theory of mind and
Double_empathy_problem
household wealth, but a drop of only 11% for the top 1%, further widening the gap between the top 1% and the bottom 99%. According to PolitiFact and other
Wealth inequality in the United States
Wealth_inequality_in_the_United_States
Type of fracture/dislocation injury of the foot
reduction) and stable fixation is indicated. A 2005 study suggests that closed reduction and Kirschner wire (K-wire) stabilisation or open reduction and
Lisfranc_injury
Preventing and reducing disaster risk factors
Disaster risk reduction aims to make disasters less likely to happen. The approach, also called DRR or disaster risk management, also aims to make disasters
Disaster_risk_reduction
Economic relationship between unemployment and production losses
after Arthur Melvin Okun, who first proposed the relationship in 1962. The "gap version" states that for every 1% increase in the unemployment rate, a country's
Okun's_law
Drug that blocks hallucinogen effects
also sometimes used by recreational psychedelic users as a form of harm reduction to manage "bad trips" or challenging experiences, for instance emotionally
Trip_killer
Complexity class
M.; Allender, E.; Rudich, Steven (1998). "Reductions in Circuit Complexity: An Isomorphism Theorem and a Gap Theorem". Journal of Computer and System Sciences
NP-completeness
Energy difference between ground state and lightest excited state(s)
In quantum field theory, the mass gap is the difference in energy between the lowest energy state, the vacuum, and the next lowest energy state. The energy
Mass_gap
Electric pickup truck
model released only offered a range of 340 miles (550 km). To bridge the gap, Tesla announced a future optional "range extender": a 50 kWh battery pack
Tesla_Cybertruck
President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012)
euronews. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022. "The Military Emissions Gap – Tracking the long war that militaries are waging on the climate". Retrieved
Vladimir_Putin
2007 book by Dr. Russ Harris
the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn and his program of mindfulness-based stress reduction. “As a young GP, I was pretty depressed. I was pretty miserable. I’d achieved
The_Happiness_Trap
US public-service advertising campaign
to appear in 60% of the subway's cars. There was an additional two-year gap before the 1999 episode appeared. The delay was partly because work was being
Julio_and_Marisol
Partnership between a government and private company
political representatives could lead to projects being diminished or reduction of the allocated budget. This is common within PPPs as different political
Public–private_partnership
Soviet carbine
muzzle velocity to 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s) resulted in a 100 m (109 yd) reduction in effective range to 400 m (437 yd) (the effective hitting distance for
AKS-74U
Revenue service of the U.S. federal government
gap. The gross tax gap is the amount of true tax liability that is not paid voluntarily and timely. For years 2008–2010, the estimated gross tax gap was
Internal_Revenue_Service
2026 video game
transition directly into early access on October 7, 2025, skipping the typical gap between beta and launch phases. Early access launched exclusively on PC as
2XKO
American truck series
the R/V series for 1987. Sold alongside its successor as a way to fill in gaps in the model range, the R/V series was produced through the 1991 model year
Chevrolet C/K (third generation)
Chevrolet_C/K_(third_generation)
channel. Calcium intake reduction of the channels is associated with reducing Cortical Spreading Depression (CSD) as it inhibits gap-junction communication
Gap_junction_modulator
2024 film by Halina Reijn
normalizing age gaps in relationships, particularly when women are the older partners, stating, "It should completely be normalized that the age gaps switch and
Babygirl
Country in South Asia
2025 was 4.5%. Pakistan ranks near the bottom globally on the Global Gender Gap Index's economic participation and opportunity sub-index for women, reflecting
Pakistan
Interpretation of sensory information
and the feeling of agency. Through methods such as the Libet experiment, a gap of half a second or more can be detected from the time when there are detectable
Perception
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016
Brasenose College. After leaving Eton in 1984 Cameron started a nine-month gap year. For three months, he worked as a researcher for his godfather Tim Rathbone
David_Cameron
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019
2017? New Statesman "Executive pay: Companies could be forced to reveal pay gap". BBC News. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017. Clark, Greg. "New
Theresa_May
Fuel economy improvement device
of a trailer, running most of the length of the trailer and filling the gap between the forward and rear axles. Trailer skirts are typically constructed
Semi-trailer aerodynamic device
Semi-trailer_aerodynamic_device
Period of consumer payment for prescription medication costs
The Medicare Part D coverage gap (informally known as the Medicare donut hole) was a period of consumer payments for prescription medication costs that
Medicare_Part_D_coverage_gap
1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
pronouncements. As coverage of the war and the Pentagon diverged, a credibility gap developed. Despite Johnson and Westmoreland proclaiming victory and Westmoreland
Vietnam_War
Internet version of Black Friday
year before. Also, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there was a 50% reduction in people that went in-store shopping for Black Friday compared to 2019
Cyber_Black_Friday
Argentina's president (since December 2023), Javier Milei prioritized inflation reduction as the overriding goal of his economic agenda; all other policies were
Economic reforms of Javier Milei
Economic_reforms_of_Javier_Milei
Thermodynamic principle of metallurgy
stability of compounds. This analysis is usually used to evaluate the ease of reduction of metal oxides and sulfides. These diagrams were first constructed by
Ellingham_diagram
Optimization problem in computer science
algorithms most notably includes lattice enumeration and random sampling reduction, while the latter includes lattice sieving, computing the Voronoi cell
Lattice_problem
American daily newspaper
since the Jones era—and established a fashion show in Times Hall. Despite reductions as a result of conscription, The New York Times retained the largest journalism
The_New_York_Times
Special administrative region of China
household income steadily increased during the decade to 2021, the wage gap remained high; the 90th percentile of earners receive 41% of all income.
Hong_Kong
Methods to make single-atom-thick carbon sheets
highly dispersed carbon powder with a few percent of graphene flakes. Reduction of graphite oxide monolayer films, e.g. by hydrazine with annealing in
Graphene production techniques
Graphene_production_techniques
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
introduced limits on the power of vacuum cleaners in 2014. This was a reduction on the 2035 target set in February that year, which brought forward the
Boris_Johnson
Italian business executive
infrastructure. Following the sale of the network, the company reported a reduction in its debt and a restructuring of its financial position. In April 2024
Pietro_Labriola
American generation born from 1997 to 2012
pursuing idealistic political causes. Moreover, there is a significant sex gap, with implications for families, politics, and society at large. As voters
Generation Z in the United States
Generation_Z_in_the_United_States
GAP REDUCTION
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English gappe, Old Norse gap ‘chasm’, ‘breach’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a gap in a wall, hedge, or (in Norfolk and Suffolk) cliffs.German : from the personal name Gabo, a short form of Gebolf (see Gebhardt).
Female
French
Possibly a contracted form of French Gwenaëlle, GAËLLE means "holy and generous."
Male
French
Masculine form of French Gaëlle, GAËL means "holy and generous."
Girl/Female
Indian
Who bridges the gap
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a clever or cunning person, from Middle English yap ‘devious’, ‘deceitful’, ‘bent’; ‘shrewd’.Americanized spelling of North German Japp.Chinese : variant of Ye.Filipino : unexplained.
Male
English
 Short form of English names beginning with Gay-, such as Gabriel "man of God" or "warrior of God," and Gaylord, GAY means "dandy." Compare with feminine Gay.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Gay, GAE means "happy."
Male
Hebrew
(גָּד) Hebrew name GAD means "troop." In the bible, this is the name of a prophet and the seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah. Compare with other forms of Gad.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton’, ‘lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing a Germanic personal name cognate with Wade.probably from the Catalan personal name Gai (Latin Gaius), or in some cases a nickname from Catalan gay ‘cheerful’.Variant of German Gau.North German : from a Frisian personal name Gay.A Congregational clergyman and one of the forerunners of the Unitarian movement in New England, Ebenezer Gay (1696–1787) was born in Dedham, MA, which had been founded by his grandfather, John Gay, who came to America from Wiltshire, England, about 1630 and settled in Watertown, MA. Ebenezer’s great-grandson Howard was editor of the American Anti-Slavery Standard.
Female
French
Feminine form of French Gaëtan, GAËTANE means "from Caieta (Gaeta, Italy)."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Gadd.Danish : from a medieval nickname Gad meaning ‘sting’, ‘point’, or from the Biblical male personal name Gad.Muslim : from a personal name based on Arabic jÄd ‘serious’, ‘earnest’.
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name GAD means "juniper tree."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Anvita | அநà¯à®µà®¿à®¤à®¾
Who bridges the gap
Anvita | அநà¯à®µà®¿à®¤à®¾
Female
Hebrew
(גַּל) Hebrew unisex name GAL means "mound, wave."
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, GAY means "happy." Compare with masculine Gay.
Male
Greek
(Γάδ) Greek form of Hebrew Gad, GAD means "troop." In the bible, this is the name of a tribe descended from Gad, mentioned in the New Testament in Rev vii. 5. Compare with other forms of Gad.
Male
Slovene
Slovene form of Portuguese/Spanish Gaspar, GAÅ PER means "treasure bearer."Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Anvitha | அநà¯à®µà®¿à®¤à®¾
Who bridges the gap
Anvitha | அநà¯à®µà®¿à®¤à®¾
Girl/Female
Indian
Who bridges the gap
Male
French
French form of Roman Latin Caietanus, GAËTAN means "from Caieta (Gaeta, Italy)."
GAP REDUCTION
GAP REDUCTION
Girl/Female
Celtic
Character from Isolde legend.
Biblical
naming, or astonishment, of God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Udayachal | உதயாசல
Eastern horizon
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Beautiful; Star
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Kinton in Herefordshire, Kineton in Warwickshire (both named with Old English cyne- ‘royal’ + tūn ‘settlement’), or Kineton in Gloucestershire, which is named with Old English cyning ‘king’ + tūn.
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Innocent; Polite
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sokanathan | ஸோகநாதாந
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Tamil
Wise
Girl/Female
Tamil
Earth
Boy/Male
Hindu
Supreme being
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v. t.
To represent by a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business.
v. t.
To deprive of cap.
v. t.
To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs.
n.
Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap.
v. t.
To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane.
n.
A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap.
n.
A servant. See Gyp.
v. t.
To feed with pap.
v. t.
To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.
n.
A percussion cap. See under Percussion.
n.
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass.
v.
The gar pike. See Alligator gar (under Alligator), and Gar pike.
n.
That which closes or fills up an opening or gap; hence, a temporary expedient.
n.
Laughing gas.
v. t.
To form an internal screw in (anything) by means of a tool called a tap; as, to tap a nut.
v. t.
To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10.
v. t.
To raise, or put, a nap on.
v. t.
To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
v. t.
To salute by removing the cap.
v. i.
To pen or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or hiatus.