Part 4704

<hw>Gan"za</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>gansa</ets>, <ets>ganso</ets>, goose; of Gothic origin. See <er>Gannet</er>, <er>Goose</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of wild goose, by a flock of which a virtuoso was fabled to be carried to the lunar world.</def> <altsp>[Also <asp>gansa</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Gaol</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gaol</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Jail</er>.]</ety> <def>A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail.</def> <altsp>[Preferably, and in the United States usually, written <asp>jail</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Commission of general gaol delivery</col>, <cd>an authority conferred upon judges and others included in it, for trying and delivering every prisoner in jail when the judges, upon their circuit, arrive at the place for holding court, and for discharging any whom the grand jury fail to indict.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col>Gaol delivery</col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Jail delivery</cref>, under <er>Jail</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Gaoler</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gaol"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The keeper of a jail. See <er>Jailer</er>.</def>

<h1>Gap</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gap</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>gap</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>gap</ets> an empty space, Sw. <ets>gap</ets> mouth, breach, abyss, Dan. <ets>gab</ets> mouth, opening, AS. <ets>geap</ets> expanse; as adj., wide, spacious. See <er>Gape</er>.]</ety> <def>An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; <as>as, a <ex>gap</ex> in a fence</as>; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass.</def>

<blockquote>Miseries ensued by the opening of that <b>gap</b>. <i>Knolles.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>It would make a great <b>gap</b> in your own honor. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Gap lathe</col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a turning lathe with a deep notch in the bed to admit of turning a short object of large diameter.</cd> -- <col>To stand in the gap</col>, <cd>to expose one's self for the protection of something; to make defense against any assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender or supporter.</cd> -- <col>To stop a gap</col>, <cd>to secure a weak point; to repair a defect.</cd></cs>

<h1>Gap</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gap</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To notch, as a sword or knife.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To make an opening in; to breach.</def>

<blockquote>Their masses are <b>gapp'd</b> with our grape. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gape</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gape</hw> <tt>(?; <it>in Eng, commonly</it> ?; 277)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Gaped</er> <tt>(? or ?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Gaping</er>]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>gapen</ets>, AS. <ets>geapan</ets> to open; akin to D. <ets>gapen</ets> to gape, G. <ets>gaffen</ets>, Icel. & Sw. <ets>gapa</ets>, Dan. <ets>gabe</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>jabh</ets> to snap at, open the mouth. Cf. <er>Gaby</er>, <er>Gap</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To open the mouth wide</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Expressing a desire for food; <as>as, young birds <ex>gape</ex></as>.</def> <i>Dryden.</i><sd>(b)</sd> <def>Indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn.</def>

<blockquote>She stretches, <b>gapes</b>, unglues her eyes, And asks if it be time to rise. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<sd>(c)</sd> <cd>Showing self-forgetfulness in surprise, astonishment, expectation, etc.</cd>

<blockquote>With <b>gaping</b> wonderment had stared aghast. <i>Byron.</i></blockquote>

<sd>(d)</sd> <cd>Manifesting a desire to injure, devour, or overcome.</cd>

<blockquote>They have <b>gaped</b> upon me with their mouth. <i>Job xvi. 10.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To pen or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or hiatus.</def>

<blockquote>May that ground <b>gape</b> and swallow me alive! <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with <i>for</i>, <i>after</i>, or <i>at</i>.</def>

<blockquote>The hungry grave for her due tribute <b>gapes</b>. <i>Denham.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To gaze; stare; yawn. See <er>Gaze</er>.</syn>