gap vs insert

gap and insert both are nouns.

gap and insert both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gap	Yes	No	Yes	No
insert	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, insert is a hyponym of gap; that is, insert is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gap:

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

Other hyponyms of gap include cut-in, cut-in, interjection, interpellation, interpolation, interposition, abruption, breaking off, barracking, heckling.

gap (noun)	insert (noun)
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity	(film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film
a narrow opening	(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures	an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations	a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication
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

gap (verb)	insert (verb)
make an opening or gap in	place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
	insert casually
	put or introduce into something
	fit snugly into

Difference between gap and insert

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