May that ground gape and swallow me alive!
Shak.
3. To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with for,
after, or at.
The hungry grave for her due tribute gapes.
Denham.
Syn. -- To gaze; stare; yawn. See Gaze.
Gape, n. 1. The act of gaping; a yawn. Addison.
2. (Zoˆl.) The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes,
etc.
The gapes. (a) A fit of yawning. (b) A disease of young poultry and
other birds, attended with much gaping. It is caused by a parasitic
nematode worm (Syngamus trachealis), in the windpipe, which obstructs
the breathing. See Gapeworm.
Gap"er (?), n. 1. One who gapes.
2. (Zoˆl.) (a) A European fish. See 4th Comber. (b) A large edible clam
(SchizothÊrus Nuttalli), of the Pacific coast; -- called also gaper
clam. (c) An East Indian bird of the genus Cymbirhynchus, related to
the broadbills.
Gape"seed` (?), n. Any strange sight. Wright.