gulf

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/ɡʌlf/

noun 5verb 2name 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

deep, great, huge, unbridgeable, wide, yawning

growing, widening

A widening gulf has emerged between those who can afford new technology and those who cannot.

VERB + GULF

cause, create

The disagreement over money caused a widening gulf between the business partners.

widen

The disagreement between them continued to widen the gulf in their friendship.

emphasize, illustrate

The report emphasized the gulf between rich and poor neighborhoods in the city.

bridge, span

The charity works to span the gulf between rich and poor communities in the city.

GULF + VERB

exist

separate sb/sth

A wide gulf separates the rich neighborhoods from the poor areas of the city.

open up

A deep gulf opened up between the two countries after the trade dispute began.

PREP

~ between

There is a growing gulf between what politicians promise and what they actually do.

~ in

There is a growing gulf in salaries between experienced doctors and newly qualified ones.

Definitions

noun

A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.

He then surveyed / Hell and the gulf between.

Of course, there was no arguing against this, but one thing was clear, we could not attempt that leap in the dark; the only thing to do was to wait for the ray of light which pierced through the gulf at sunset.

That which swallows; the gullet.

Witch's mummy, maw and gulf / Of the ravined salt sea shark,

That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.

[T]here is no such mine, / None; but a gulf of ruin, swallowing gold, not making.

A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea

the Gulf of Mexico

the Persian Gulf

A large deposit of ore in a lode.

verb

To engulf.

[…] if with thee the roaring wells ⁠Should gulf him fathom-deep in brine; ⁠And hands so often clasp’d in mine, Should toss with tangle and with shells.

To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently.

The mention of gulfed and plucked men brings me back to myself.

The good Professor scolded, predicted that they would all be either gulfed or ploughed.

name

The Persian Gulf, or the region surrounding it.

Gulf States

Gulf War

The Gulf of Mexico, or the region surrounding it.

Gulf States

Gulf Stream

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Synonyms

noun — an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understandin

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He then surveyed / Hell and the gulf between.

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Of course, there was no arguing against this, but one thing was clear, we could not attempt that leap in the dark; the only thing to do was to wait for the ray of light which pierced through the gulf

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⁠For though my nature rarely yields ⁠To that vague fear implied in death; ⁠Nor shudders at the gulfs beneath, The howlings from forgotten fields; […]

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[…] if with thee the roaring wells ⁠Should gulf him fathom-deep in brine; ⁠And hands so often clasp’d in mine, Should toss with tangle and with shells.

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The mention of gulfed and plucked men brings me back to myself.

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The good Professor scolded, predicted that they would all be either gulfed or ploughed.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, gulf is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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