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gat¹ Definition

gat (gat)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

get

gat² Definition

gat (gat)

noun

a narrow channel of water as between cliffs or sandbanks

Etymology: < Scand, as in Dan, Swed, ON gat, an opening, passage, akin to OE geat: see gate

gat³ Definition

☆ gat (gat)

noun

Slang a pistol

Etymology: < Gat(ling gun)

gat Usage Examples

Object

  • driveway: To the front there is a gated private driveway serving a double garage.
  • entrance: The house has a secured gated entrance with off street parking.
  • suburb: And they often become closed places, what I like to call gated suburbs on the information highway.
  • alley: How to apply for alleygating Advice The process of having an alley gated can be complex.
  • courtyard: Entrance to the park is next to its private gated courtyard.
  • community: Its like having a gated community on the street!

Converse of object

describe: The EC's website describes GATS as " first and foremost an instrument for the benefit of business.

Modifies a noun

  • negotiation: GATS negotiations are taking place in secret with no proper public consultation or parliamentary scrutiny.
  • rule: GATS rules include exemptions for some services but the exemption clause is not clear.

Modifying Another Word

  • ahead: Gjedde gated ahead, with Tresarrieu taking the outside route to follow him up the back straight.
  • double: There is a double gated entrance to the rear side giving access to plenty of parking / turning space.
  • not: Lexmark uncovers and recreates documentation processes so your business processes are not gated by the speed of paper.
  • now: These four tunnels are now gated to prevent disturbance to the bats.
  • securely: Securely Gated off with total privacy and security, and sits back from the main road.

Noun used with modifier

  • Thai: Quhar thai com, thai maid thaim gat; Barb. xiii.
  • thar: He thocht &#x2026; he suld &#x2026; byd thaim &#x2026; That thai suld ga thar gat but mare; Leg.

Present participle complement

trap: A resolution of 45,000 was achieved by the gated trapping method.

Preposition: in

heat: Crump gated ahead in heat four and just held off a charging Lee Richardson on the back straight.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • off: The rear garden offers safe sanctuary to families with young children which can be gated off on both sides of the property.
  • out: The detected silence regions are gated out of the final segments prior to gender classification.