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take the gap

take the gap verb: synonym of gap it (“leave Rhodesia”).

Verb

take the gap (third-person singular simple present takes the gap, present participle taking the gap, simple past took the gap, past participle taken the gap)

  1. (historical, slang) Synonym of gap it (“leave Rhodesia”).
    • Even the Thornhill CO, Dag Jones, “took the gap”.2014, Preller Geldenhuys, Rhodesian Air Force Operations, page 283
    Synonyms:
    gap it

Synonyms of take the gap

Forms of take the gap

third-person singular presenttakes the gap
present participletaking the gap
pasttook the gap
past participletaken the gap

Questions about take the gap

What does take the gap mean?
Take the gap means synonym of gap it (“leave Rhodesia”).
What part of speech is take the gap?
Take the gap is a verb.
What is the past tense of take the gap?
The past tense of take the gap is took the gap.

Words near take the gap in the dictionary

  1. take the fifth
  2. take the flak
  3. take the floor
  4. take the front seat
  5. take the game to
  6. take the gap
  7. take the gilt off the gingerbread
  8. take the heat
  9. take the helm
  10. take the hint
  11. take the initiative

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