1. (v. i.) To open the mouth wide

2. (v. i.) Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape.

3. (v. i.) Indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn.

4. (v. i.) To pen or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or hiatus.

5. (v. i.) To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with for, after, or at.

6. (n.) The act of gaping; a yawn.

7. (n.) The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc.