Difference between Gap and Crack

What is the difference between Gap and Crack?

Gap as a verb is to notch, as a sword or knife. while Crack as a verb is to form cracks.

Gap

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To notch, as a sword or knife. To make an opening in; to breach. To check the size of a gap.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An opening in anything made by breaking or parting An opening allowing passage or entrance An opening that implies a breach or defect A vacant space or time A hiatus. A mountain or hill pass. a sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names). The regions between the outfielders.

Example sentence: That's the biggest gap in sports, the difference between the winner and the loser of the Super Bowl.

Crack

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.A narrow opening.A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.A potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.Any sharp sound.An opportunity to attempt something.vagina.The space between the buttocks.Conviviality; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humourous storytelling; good company.Business/eventsA program, password or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.a meaningful chat.good fun. (See usage note re Scots sense).Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Highly trained and competent.Excellent, first-rate, superior, top-notch.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To form cracks.To break apart under pressure.To become debilitated by psychological pressure.To yield under interrogation.To make a cracking sound.To change rapidly in register.To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.To make a sharply humorous comment.To make a crack or cracks in.To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.To strike forcefully.To open slightly.To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative)To solve a difficult problem.To overcome a security system or a component.To cause to make a sharp sound.To tell (a joke).To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.

Example sentence: As Indian women, we are always balancing work, life, home, etc. It's important to know that while juggling rubber balls and glass balls, the former may bounce back when you miss, but the glass balls will crack if you let them fall. So prioritise, prioritise, prioritise.

We hope you now know whether to use Gap or Crack in your sentence.

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