rip vs gap

rip and gap both are nouns.

rip and gap both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of rip include opening.

rip (noun)	gap (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current	a narrow opening
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart	a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
a dissolute man in fashionable society	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

rip (verb)	gap (verb)
criticize or abuse strongly and violently	make an opening or gap in
tear or be torn violently
cut (wood) along the grain
move precipitously or violently
take without the owner's consent

Difference between rip and gap

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