fill gap

  • 1gap — [ gæp ] noun count *** 1. ) a space or opening in the middle of something or between things: Fill in any gaps around windows and doors. gap between: Through the gaps between the trees I could see a river in the distance. gap in: We waited for a… …

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  • 2fill a gap — fill a need/gap/void/vacuum/ phrase to provide something that is missing or needed The company is hoping to fill a gap in the market. He wondered how he would ever fill the void left by his son’s death. Thesaurus: to provide something needed or… …

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  • 3gap-fill — gap fills N COUNT: usu N n In language teaching, a gap fill test is an exercise in which words are removed from a text and replaced with spaces. The learner has to fill each space with the missing word or a suitable word. Syn: cloze …

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  • 4fill a need — fill a need/gap/void/vacuum/ phrase to provide something that is missing or needed The company is hoping to fill a gap in the market. He wondered how he would ever fill the void left by his son’s death. Thesaurus: to provide something needed or… …

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  • 5fill a void — fill a need/gap/void/vacuum/ phrase to provide something that is missing or needed The company is hoping to fill a gap in the market. He wondered how he would ever fill the void left by his son’s death. Thesaurus: to provide something needed or… …

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  • 6fill a vacuum — fill a need/gap/void/vacuum/ phrase to provide something that is missing or needed The company is hoping to fill a gap in the market. He wondered how he would ever fill the void left by his son’s death. Thesaurus: to provide something needed or… …

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  • 7gap — W2S2 [gæp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(a space)¦ 2¦(difference)¦ 3¦(something missing)¦ 4¦(in time)¦ 5¦(in a mountain)¦ 6 gap in the market ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: hole, deep narrow valley ] …

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  • 8fill — ► VERB 1) make or become full. 2) block up (a hole, gap, etc.). 3) appoint a person to hold (a vacant post). 4) hold and perform the duties of (a position or role). 5) occupy (time). ► NOUN (one s fill) ▪ …

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  • 9fill the gap — fill an empty space, help where there is work to do    Pam filled the gap when I got injured. She played in my place …

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  • 10gap–filler — gap–fill·er / gap ˌfi lər/ n: a term supplied by a law or a court when the parties to an agreement fail to make provisions for a particular matter (as a price or a remedy for breach) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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