The difference between Gap and Space

When used as nouns, gap means an opening in anything made by breaking or parting, whereas space means free time.

When used as verbs, gap means to notch, as a sword or knife, whereas space means to roam, walk, wander.

check bellow for the other definitions of Gap and Space

  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. Space as a noun:

    Of time. Free time; leisure, opportunity. A specific (specified) period of time. An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.

  2. Space as a noun:

    Unlimited or generalized physical extent. Distance between things. Physical extent across two or three dimensions; area, volume (sometimes or to do something). Physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this. The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.

  3. Space as a noun:

    A bounded or specific physical extent. A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries. A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines. A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap. A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad). A gap; an empty place. A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates. A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space). A marketplace for goods or services.

    Examples:

    "Functional analysis is best approached through a sound knowledge of Hilbert space theory."

    "innovation in the browser space'"

  1. Space as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To roam, walk, wander.

  2. Space as a verb (transitive):

    To set some distance apart.

    Examples:

    "Faye had spaced the pots at 8-inch intervals on the windowsill."

    "The cities are evenly spaced."

  3. Space as a verb:

    To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.

    Examples:

    "This paragraph seems badly spaced."

  4. Space as a verb (transitive, science fiction):

    To eject into outer space, usually without a space suit.

    Examples:

    "The captain spaced the traitors."

  5. Space as a verb (intransitive, science fiction):

    To travel into and through outer space.

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