"gap out" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: gap out

Filed Under: English

Part of Speech: v.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: Look at Kwan last night. She is as wonderful an athlete as it gets, but she had a so-so (for her) performance, gapping out and falling down in the final 10 seconds.

Article or Document Title:
“Skate results show perfection needed to win at Nagano”

Author:
Dave Perkins

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Toronto Star

Publishing Location:
C8

Dateline:
Halifax, N.S.

Date of Publication:
Nov. 9, 1997

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