English dictionary
gate
/g/eI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a movable barrier in a fence or wall
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
Synonyms logic gateSource: WordNet 3.0
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total admission receipts at a sports event
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passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark
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A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.; also, the movable structure of timber, metal, etc., by which the passage can be closed.
Source: webster1913
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A way; a path; a road; a street (as in High<i>gate</i>).
Source: webster1913
verb
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supply with a gate
ExamplesThe house was gated.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate
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restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
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To supply with a gate.
Source: webster1913