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Gate
ɡeɪt
Gate definitions
noun
gate
gates
- a hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence, or hedge
"she closed the front gate"
- a gateway
"she went out through the gate"
- an exit from an airport building to an aircraft
"a departure gate"
- a mountain pass or other natural passage
"the Golden Gate"
- the number of people who pay to enter a sports ground for an event
"an average home gate of more than 12,000"
- the money taken for admission to a sports ground for an event
- a device resembling a gate in structure or function
- a hinged or sliding barrier for controlling the flow of water
"a sluice gate"
- an arrangement of slots into which the gear lever of a motor vehicle moves to engage each gear
- a device for holding each frame of a film in position behind the lens of a camera or projector
- an electric circuit with an output which depends on the combination of several inputs
"a logic gate"
- the part of a field-effect transistor to which a signal is applied to control the resistance of the conductive channel of the device
verb
gate
gated
gates
gating
- confine (a pupil or student) to school or college
"he was gated for the rest of term"