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taking the gap

taking the gap is the present participle and gerund of take the gap.

Meaning of take the gap

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

Questions about taking the gap

What is taking the gap the present participle and gerund of?
Taking the gap is the present participle and gerund of take the gap.

Words near taking the gap in the dictionary

  1. taking the edge off
  2. taking the fall
  3. taking the fifth
  4. taking the front seat
  5. taking the game to
  6. taking the gap
  7. taking the gilt off the gingerbread
  8. taking the heat
  9. taking the helm
  10. taking the initiative
  11. taking the knee

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