The difference between Gap and Split
When used as nouns, gap means an opening in anything made by breaking or parting, whereas split means a crack or longitudinal fissure.
When used as verbs, gap means to notch, as a sword or knife, whereas split means of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
Split is also adjective with the meaning: divided.
check bellow for the other definitions of Gap and Split
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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:
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Split as an adjective:
Divided.
Examples:
"Republicans appear split on the centerpiece of Mr. Obama's economic recovery plan."
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Split as an adjective (algebra, of a [[short exact sequence]]):
Having the middle group equal to the direct product of the others.
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Split as an adjective (of coffee):
Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.
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Split as an adjective (stock exchange, of an order, sale, etc.):
Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price.
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Split as an adjective (stock exchange, historical, of quotations):
Given in sixteenths rather than the usual eighths.
Examples:
"<math>10\frac{3}{16}</math> is a split quotation."
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Split as an adjective (London stock exchange):
Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.
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Split as a noun:
A crack or longitudinal fissure.
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Split as a noun:
A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
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Split as a noun:
A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
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Split as a noun (leather manufacture):
One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
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Split as a noun (gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, usually in the phrase “to do the splits”):
A maneuver of spreading or sliding the feet apart until the legs are flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind, thus lowering the body completely to the floor in an upright position.
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Split as a noun (baseball, slang):
A split-finger fastball.
Examples:
"He’s got a nasty split."
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Split as a noun (bowling):
A result of a first throw that leaves two or more pins standing with one or more pins between them knocked down.
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Split as a noun:
A split shot or split stroke.
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Split as a noun:
A dessert or confection resembling a banana split.
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Split as a noun (US):
A unit of measure used for champagne or other spirits: 18.75 centiliter or one quarter of a standard .75 liter bottle. Commercially comparable to 1/20th gallon, which is 1/2 of a fifth.
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Split as a noun:
A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters, half the volume of a standard .75 liter bottle; a demi.
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Split as a noun (athletics):
The elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a race.
Examples:
"In the 3000m race, his 800m split was 1:45.32"
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Split as a noun (video games):
The elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a speedrun.
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Split as a noun (construction):
A tear resulting from tensile stresses.
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Split as a noun (gambling):
A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.
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Split as a noun (music):
A recording containing songs by multiple artists.
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Split as a verb (transitive, ergative):
Of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
Examples:
"He has split his lip."
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Split as a verb (intransitive):
Of something solid particularly wood, to break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
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Split as a verb (transitive):
To share; to divide.
Examples:
"We split the money among three people."
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Split as a verb (slang):
To leave.
Examples:
"Let's split this scene and see if we can find a real party."
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Split as a verb:
To separate or break up.
Examples:
"Did you hear Dick and Jane split? They'll probably get a divorce."
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Split as a verb (algebra, transitive, and, intransitive, acts on a [[polynomial]]):
To factor into linear factors.
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Split as a verb:
To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
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Split as a verb:
To burst out laughing.
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Split as a verb (slang, dated):
To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
Examples:
"rfquotek Thackeray"
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Split as a verb (sports):
In athletics (esp. baseball), when both teams involved in a doubleheader each win one game and lose another game.
Examples:
"Boston split with Philadelphia in a doubleheader, winning the first game 3-1 before losing 2-0 in the nightcap."