gulf🔊

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

(obsolete) That which swallows; the gullet.

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

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

(mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode.

(figurative) A wide interval or gap; a separating space.

(figurative) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.

(Oxbridge slang) The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.

To engulf.

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