" gape "

[Verb]  | "gape" | \ ˈgāp \

1: to open the mouth wide

2: to open or part widely

3: to gaze stupidly or in open-mouthed surprise or wonder

Origin: 13th century ;

 Middle English gapen, borrowed from Old Norse gapa, going back to Germanic *gapōn- (whence Middle Dutch gapen "to gaze stupidly," Middle High German gaffen), perhaps of phonesthemic origin;

[Noun]  | "gape" 

1: an act or instance of opening the mouth wide or of keeping the mouth open wide —often used in combination; sometimes, specifically : yawn

2: the expanse of an open mouth : the opening formed by the open mouth of an animal (such as a bird, fish, or snake) —sometimes used in combination

3: the line along which the mandibles of a bird close

Origin: 1535 ;

 Derivative of {see: |gape:1|gape:1};

[Noun]  | "gape" 

[Verb]  | "gape"