[{"word":"gapping","phonetic":"/ˈɡæpɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈɡæpɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To notch, as a sword or knife.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make an opening in; to breach.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To check the size of a gap.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small."},{"definition":"To leave suddenly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A type of ellipsis that occurs in the non-initial conjuncts of coordinate structures, and usually elides minimally a finite verb and further any non-finite verbs that are present. Example: \"Some ate bread, and others rice.\"","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The formation of a gap.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gap","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gapping"]}]