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GAWP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gawp mean? 

GAWP (verb)
  The verb GAWP has 1 sense:

1. look with amazement; look stupidlyplay

  Familiarity information: GAWP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GAWP (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they gawp  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it gawps  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: gawped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: gawped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: gawping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Look with amazement; look stupidly

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

gape; gawk; gawp; goggle

Hypernyms (to "gawp" is one way to...):

look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP


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