Gap and Rip

Gap

Gap noun - An open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge).

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Rip and gap are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rip" instead the word "Gap" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: gape, gapped, gaping, gapping

Rip noun - An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.

Usage example: there was a rip in his pants

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Gap and rip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gap" instead a noun "Rip".

Nearby Words: ripped, ripping, ripper

long	long gap	long rip
single	single gap	single rip
obvious	obvious gap	obvious rip
small	small gap	small rip
Other adjectives: actual, massive, large, huge, tiny, slight, new, dimensional, biggest.

The six episode gap just serves to rebuild happiness, so the latter death could rip is all away a second time..

Source: Kill the Cutie
It had only 1/3 the power of the Death Stars' superlasers, but it was still powerful enough to rip a gap in the crust of a planet.

Source: Earth-Shattering Kaboom

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