Definition of gape

• v. i. - To open the mouth wide
• v. i. - Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape.
• v. i. - Indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn.
• v. i. - To pen or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or hiatus.
• v. i. - To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with for, after, or at.
• n. - The act of gaping; a yawn.
• n. - The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc.