cut-in vs gap

cut-in and gap both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cut-in	Yes	No	No	No
gap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gap is a hypernym of cut-in; that is, gap is a word with a broader meaning than cut-in:

cut-in: (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film
gap: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

Other hypernyms of cut-in include break, disruption, interruption.

As nouns, gap is a hypernym of cut-in; that is, gap is a word with a broader meaning than cut-in:

Other hypernyms of cut-in include break, disruption, interruption.

cut-in (noun)	gap (noun)
(film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program	a narrow opening
	a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
	a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
	an open or empty space in or between things
	a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

cut-in (verb)	gap (verb)
	make an opening or gap in