[gape] vi gaped ; gap.ing [ME, fr. ON gapa; perh. akin to L hiare to gape, yawn--more at yawn] (13c) 1 a: to open the mouth wide b: to open or part widely "holes gaped in the pavement"
2: to gaze stupidly or in openmouthed surprise or wonder
3: yawn -- gap.ing.ly adv
[2]gape n (1535) 1: an act of gaping: a: yawn b: an openmouthed stare
2: an unfilled space or extent 3 a: the median margin-to-margin length of the open mouth b: the line along which the mandibles of a bird close c: the width of an opening
4. pl but sing in constr a: a disease of birds and esp. young birds in which gapeworms invade and irritate the trachea b: a fit of yawning