Gap
Gap verb - Make an opening or gap in.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- This busts open a six mile gap in the German line, which allows the Allies through.
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Subverted in Friends, where Chandler tries this to open a locked cupboard, but loses his credit card through the gap.
Source: Skeleton Key Card - Their 'tuck' is stashed in a cupboard, and Priscilla Dawbarn manages to open it by squeezing her arm through a gap and unlocking it.
Source: Literature / Chalet School
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