Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - gape
Gape
gape
v. & n. --v.intr. 1 a open one's mouth wide, esp. in amazement or wonder. b be or become wide open. 2 (foll. by at) gaze curiously or wondrously. 3 split; part asunder. 4 yawn. --n. 1 an open-mouthed stare. 2 a yawn. 3 (in pl.; prec. by the) a a disease of birds with gaping as a symptom, caused by infestation with gapeworm. b joc. a fit of yawning. 4 a an expanse of open mouth or beak. b the part of a beak that opens. 5 a rent or opening. Derivatives gapingly adv. Etymology: ME f. ON gapa
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I. intransitive verb (~d; gaping) see: yawn Date: 13th century 1. to open the mouth wide, to open or part widely , to gaze stupidly or in openmouthed surprise or wonder, yawn, gapingly adverb II. noun Date: 1535 an act of gaping:, yawn, an openmouthed stare, an unfilled space or extent, 3. the median margin-to-margin length of the open mouth, the line along which the mandibles of a bird close, the width of an opening, 4. plural but singular in construction a disease of birds and especially young birds in which ~worms invade and irritate the trachea, a fit of yawning ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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