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gate¹ Definition

gate (gāt)

noun

  1. a movable framework or solid structure, esp. one that swings on hinges, controlling entrance or exit through an opening in a fence or wall
  2. an opening providing passageway through a fence or wall, with or without such a structure; gateway
  3. any means of entrance, exit, or access, as any of the numbered exits at an airport terminal
  4. a mountain pass
  5. a movable barrier, as at a railroad crossing or for controlling the start of a horse race
  6. a structure controlling the flow of water, as in a pipe, canal, etc.
  7. ☆ a frame in which a saw or saws are set
  8. in Alpine racing, an opening between two upright poles through which the skier must pass
    1. the total amount of money received in admission prices to a performance or exhibition
    2. the total number of spectators who pay to see such an event
  10. Elec.
    1. a circuit with one output and two or more inputs, whose output is energized only when certain input conditions are satisfied
    2. an electrode in some semiconductors, esp. an FET, that controls the flow of current

Etymology: ME < OE gatu, pl. of geat, a gate, akin to OFris jet, Du & ON gat, opening

transitive verb gat′ed, gat′·ing

Brit. to confine (a student) to the college grounds

gate¹ Idioms

give (or get) the gate

☆

Slang to subject (or be subjected) to dismissal

gate² Definition

gate (gāt)

noun

  1. a channel through which molten metal is poured into a mold
  2. the waste part of a casting formed at this channel

Etymology: altered (infl. by gate) < OE gyte, a pouring forth, akin to geotan, to pour: for IE base see found

gate³ Definition

gate (gāt)

noun

  1. a road or path
  2. a way of doing something

Etymology: ME < ON gata: see gait

gate Synonyms

gate

n.

gateway, entrance, portal, ingress, passage, way, port, turnstile, revolving door, means of access, issue, wicket, portcullis, lich gate (British), barrier, bar, weir; see also door 1, entrance 2.

get the gate*

be dismissed, be rejected, be asked to leave, be thrown out, be fired, get the boot*; see also get it 2.

give (someone) the gate*

dismiss, reject, force out; see dismiss 1, 2, oust.

gate Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • hell: The line describing the opening of the gates of Hell is memorable in its self.
  • heaven: This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

Converse of object

  • kiss: Go through kissing gate & continue ahead on Thames Path.
  • shut: Follow the track to the gate by the bridge ( remembering to shut any previous gates which you may have opened!
  • lock: A locked gate at the front leads to a passage by the side of the house where there are two rainwater butts.
  • unlock: Access to both hides is through unlocked gates on the roadside at the western end of the causeway.

Adjective modifier

  • wrought: Outside: The property can be entered through either a wrought iron pedestrian gate or through the Castle entrance.
  • wooden: The lock's wooden gates were replaced during the winter of 2004/5 with steel gates.
  • lockable: To the rear of the villa is a small, secluded lawn and a lockable gate leading directly into Monte Carvoeiro.
  • locked: The drive, as ever almost on auto-pilot, nothing much on the road until the locked gate stood between me and the water.
  • strait: Perhaps there are so few Adelphiasophists because they are the few that find the strait gate that leads to life.

Modifies a noun

  • paddle: The first is the strange device that is used instead of a ratchet on the gate paddles.
  • pier: Gate piers similar with a stone obelisk on an urn base.
  • receipt: With a share of the gate receipts of around £ 100,000, the game was not without it's plus points.

Noun used with modifier

  • kissing: Continue to follow path through further kissing gates & across field toward house & barns with river on right.
  • sluice: The rusty original sluice paddle gate has survived being buried for 30 years.
  • iron: Take the next right turning through a large iron gate onto a cobbled road.
  • entrance: The first airborne event was a timed entrance gate at Puffin Island which they flew at 1000 feet.
  • lock: Slowly we edged our way through the lock gates where an amazing sight met our eyes.
  • stair: Cots, stair gates, high chairs can be supplied on request.