Word Definition

Gape

  1. To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with for, after, or at.
  2. The act of gaping; a yawn.
  3. Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape.
  4. To open the mouth wide
  5. To pen or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or hiatus.
  6. The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc.
  7. Indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn.