rent vs gap

rent and gap both are nouns.

rent and gap both are verbs.

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

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

rent: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
gap: an open or empty space in or between things

Other hypernyms of rent include opening.

rent (noun)	gap (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart	a narrow opening
a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service	a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions	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

rent (verb)	gap (verb)
engage for service under a term of contract	make an opening or gap in
grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
let for money

Difference between rent and gap

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