gape

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

gape (gāp, găp)intr.v. gaped, gap·ing, gapes
1. To open the mouth wide; yawn.
2. To stare wonderingly or stupidly, often with the mouth open. See Synonyms at gaze.
3. To open wide:
The curtains gaped when the wind blew.n.
1. The act or an instance of gaping.
2. A large opening.
3. Zoology. The width of the space between the open jaws or mandibles of a vertebrate.
4. gapes (used with a sing. verb) A disease of birds, especially young domesticated chickens and turkeys, caused by gapeworms and resulting in obstructed breathing.
5. gapes A fit of yawning. [Middle English gapen, from Old Norse gapa.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  yawn, yaw, goggle, gawp, gawk