close the gap
Definition of close the gap
: to reduce or eliminate a difference between two people, groups, or things —often + between We hope to close the gap between well-funded suburban schools and the struggling schools in poorer communities.
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Word by Word Definitions
: to move so as to bar passage through something
: to block against entry or passage
: to deny access to
: a coming or bringing to a conclusion
: a conclusion or end in time or existence : cessation
: the concluding passage (as of a speech or play)
: an enclosed area
: the precinct (see precinct 2a) of a cathedral
: a narrow passage leading from a street to a court and the houses within or to the common stairway of tenements
: having no openings : closed
: confined or carefully guarded
: high
: in a close position or manner
: a break in a barrier (such as a wall, hedge, or line of military defense)
: an assailable position
: a mountain pass
: to make an opening in
: to adjust the space between the electrodes of (a spark plug)
: to fall or stand open
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