To crack; to open.
To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.
To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.
To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
A narrow beam or patch of light admitted by such an opening.
A chip or dent in something metallic.
A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
To make an opening in; to breach.
To leave suddenly.
To notch, as a sword or knife.
To check the size of a gap.
A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
An opening allowing passage or entrance.
An opening that implies a breach or defect.
(usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
The regions between the outfielders.
A vacant space or time.
A mountain or hill pass.
A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).