The difference between Gap and Tear
When used as nouns, gap means an opening in anything made by breaking or parting, whereas tear means a hole or break caused by tearing.
When used as verbs, gap means to notch, as a sword or knife, whereas tear means to rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not.
check bellow for the other definitions of Gap and Tear
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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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Tear as a verb (transitive):
To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
Examples:
"He tore his coat on the [[nail]]."
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Tear as a verb (transitive):
To injure as if by pulling apart.
Examples:
"He has a torn ligament."
"He tore some muscles in a weight-lifting accident."
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Tear as a verb (transitive):
To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
Examples:
"He was torn by conflicting emotions."
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Tear as a verb (transitive):
To make (an opening) with force or energy.
Examples:
"A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite."
"His boss will tear him a new one when he finds out."
"The artillery tore a gap in the line."
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Tear as a verb (transitive, often, with ''off'', or, ''out''):
To remove by tearing.
Examples:
"'Tear the coupon out of the newspaper."
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Tear as a verb (transitive, of structures, with ''down''):
To demolish
Examples:
"The slums were torn down to make way for the new development."
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Tear as a verb (intransitive):
To become torn, especially accidentally.
Examples:
"My dress has torn."
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Tear as a verb (intransitive):
To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.
Examples:
"He went tearing down the hill at 90 miles per hour."
"The tornado lingered, tearing through town, leaving nothing upright."
"He tore into the backlog of complaints."
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Tear as a verb (intransitive):
To smash or enter something with great force.
Examples:
"The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry."
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Tear as a noun:
A hole or break caused by tearing.
Examples:
"A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam."
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Tear as a noun (slang):
A rampage.
Examples:
"to go on a tear"
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Tear as a noun:
A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
Examples:
"There were big tears rolling down Lisa's cheeks."
"Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on."
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Tear as a noun:
Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
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Tear as a noun (glass manufacture):
A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
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Tear as a noun:
That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
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Tear as a verb (intransitive):
To produce tears.
Examples:
"Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind."