The difference between Clearing and Gap
When used as nouns, clearing means the act or process of making or becoming clear, whereas gap means an opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
Gap is also verb with the meaning: to notch, as a sword or knife.
check bellow for the other definitions of Clearing and Gap
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Clearing as a verb:
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Clearing as a noun:
The act or process of making or becoming clear.
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Clearing as a noun:
An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
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Clearing as a noun:
An open space in the fog etc.
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Clearing as a noun (banking, finance):
A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
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Clearing as a noun (telecommunication):
A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
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Clearing as a noun (British, education):
The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.
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Clearing as a noun (soccer):
The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.
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Gap as a noun:
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
Examples:
"He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot."
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Gap as a noun:
An opening allowing passage or entrance.
Examples:
"We can slip through that gap between the buildings."
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Gap as a noun:
An opening that implies a breach or defect.
Examples:
"There is a gap between the roof and the gutter."
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Gap as a noun:
A vacant space or time.
Examples:
"I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday."
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Gap as a noun:
A hiatus.
Examples:
"I'm taking a gap."
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Gap as a noun:
A mountain or hill pass.
Examples:
"The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains."
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Gap as a noun (Sussex):
A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
Examples:
"At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach."
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Gap as a noun (baseball):
The regions between the outfielders.
Examples:
"Jones doubled through the gap."
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Gap as a noun (Australia, for a medical or pharmacy item):
The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
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Gap as a noun (AU):
(usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
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Gap as a noun (genetics):
An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
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Gap as a verb (transitive):
To notch, as a sword or knife.
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Gap as a verb (transitive):
To make an opening in; to breach.
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Gap as a verb (transitive):
To check the size of a gap.
Examples:
"I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small."
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Gap as a noun: