hole vs gap

hole and gap both are nouns.

hole and gap both are verbs.

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

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

hole: an opening into or through something
gap: an open or empty space in or between things

Other hypernyms of hole include opening.

hole (noun)	gap (noun)
an opening deliberately made in or through something	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course	a narrow opening
informal terms for the mouth	a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
an opening into or through something	a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
a depression hollowed out of solid matter	an open or empty space in or between things
an unoccupied space	a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks
informal terms for a difficult situation
a fault

hole (verb)	gap (verb)
make holes in	make an opening or gap in
hit the ball into the hole

Difference between hole and gap

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