gape vs look

gape

verb
  • To stare in wonder. 

  • To open wide; to display a gap. 

  • To open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals. 

  • To depict a dilated anal or vaginal cavity upon penetrative sexual activity. 

  • To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise. 

noun
  • An act of gaping; a yawn. 

  • A disease in poultry caused by gapeworm in the windpipe, a symptom of which is frequent gaping. 

  • The width of an opening. 

  • A large opening. 

  • The maximum opening of the mouth (of a bird, fish, etc.) when it is open. 

look

verb
  • To express or manifest by a look. 

  • As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object. 

  • To make sure of, to see to. 

  • To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it. 

  • To give an appearance of being. 

  • To face or present a view. 

  • To expect or anticipate. 

  • As an intransitive verb, often with "at". 

  • To search for, to try to find. 

  • To appear, to seem. 

intj
  • Pay attention. 

noun
  • A facial expression. 

  • Physical appearance, visual impression. 

  • The action of looking; an attempt to see. 

How often have the words gape and look occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )