tear vs gap

tear and gap both are nouns.

tear and gap both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of tear include opening.

tear (noun)	gap (noun)
a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
the act of tearing	a narrow opening
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking	a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart	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

tear (verb)	gap (verb)
separate or cause to separate abruptly	make an opening or gap in
to separate or be separated by force
strip of feathers
move quickly and violently
fill with tears or shed tears

Difference between tear and gap

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