The difference between Gap and Opening

When used as nouns, gap means an opening in anything made by breaking or parting, whereas opening means an act or instance of making or becoming open.

Gap is also verb with the meaning: to notch, as a sword or knife.

check bellow for the other definitions of Gap and Opening

  1. 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."

  2. Gap as a noun:

    An opening allowing passage or entrance.

    Examples:

    "We can slip through that gap between the buildings."

  3. Gap as a noun:

    An opening that implies a breach or defect.

    Examples:

    "There is a gap between the roof and the gutter."

  4. Gap as a noun:

    A vacant space or time.

    Examples:

    "I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday."

  5. Gap as a noun:

    A hiatus.

    Examples:

    "I'm taking a gap."

  6. Gap as a noun:

    A mountain or hill pass.

    Examples:

    "The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains."

  7. 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."

  8. Gap as a noun (baseball):

    The regions between the outfielders.

    Examples:

    "Jones doubled through the gap."

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. Gap as a noun (genetics):

    An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.

  1. Gap as a verb (transitive):

    To notch, as a sword or knife.

  2. Gap as a verb (transitive):

    To make an opening in; to breach.

  3. 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."

  1. Gap as a noun:

  1. Opening as a verb:

  1. Opening as a noun:

    An act or instance of making or becoming open.

    Examples:

    "The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name."

    "He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents."

  2. Opening as a noun:

    Something that is open.

    Examples:

    "A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks."

    "He slipped through an opening in the crowd."

  3. Opening as a noun:

    An act or instance of beginning.

    Examples:

    "There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately."

    "Their opening of the concert with ''Brass in Pocket'' always fires up the crowd."

  4. Opening as a noun (chess):

    Something that is a beginning. The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe. The initial period a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening. The first few measures of a musical composition. The first few moves in a game of chess.

    Examples:

    "They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread."

    "John spends two hours a day studying openings, and another two hours studying [[endgame]]s."

  5. Opening as a noun:

    A vacant position, especially in an array. A time available in a schedule. An unoccupied employment position.

    Examples:

    "Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?"

    "If you'd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve o'clock."

    "The only two-hour openings for the hockey rink are between 1AM and 5AM."

    "We have an opening in our marketing department."

  6. Opening as a noun:

    An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.

  7. Opening as a noun (math):

    In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.

  1. Opening as an adjective (cricket):

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