Definition of 'gate'

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gate

(geɪt )

Word forms: plural gates

1. countable noun

A gate is a structure like a door which is used at the entrance to a field, a garden, or the grounds of a building.

He opened the gate and started walking up to the house.

Synonyms: barrier, opening, door, access More Synonyms of gate

2. countable noun

In an airport, a gate is a place where passengers leave the airport and get on their aeroplane.

Passengers with hand luggage can go straight to the departure gate to check in there.

3. countable noun

Gate is used in the names of streets in Britain that are in a place where there once was a gate into a city.

...9 Palace Gate.

4. countable noun

The gate at a sporting event such as a football match or baseball game is the total number of people who attend it.

Their average gate is less than 23,000.

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gate in British English 1

(ɡeɪt )

noun

a movable barrier, usually hinged, for closing an opening in a wall, fence, etc

an opening to allow passage into or out of an enclosed place

any means of entrance or access

a mountain pass or gap, esp one providing entry into another country or region

the number of people admitted to a sporting event or entertainment

the total entrance money received from them

(in a large airport) any of the numbered exits leading to the airfield or aircraft

passengers for Paris should proceed to gate 14

7. horse racing short for starting gate

8. electronics

a logic circuit having one or more input terminals and one output terminal, the output being switched between two voltage levels determined by the combination of input signals

a circuit used in radar that allows only a fraction of the input signal to pass

the electrode region or regions in a field-effect transistor that is biased to control the conductivity of the channel between the source and drain

10.

a component in a motion-picture camera or projector that holds each frame flat and momentarily stationary behind the lens

11.

a slotted metal frame that controls the positions of the gear lever in a motor vehicle

12. rowing

a hinged clasp to prevent the oar from jumping out of a rowlock

13.

a frame surrounding the blade or blades of a saw

verb (transitive)

14.

to provide with a gate or gates

15. British

to restrict (a student) to the school or college grounds as a punishment

16.

to select (part of a waveform) in terms of amplitude or time

Derived forms

gateless (ˈgateless)

adjective

gatelike (ˈgateˌlike)

adjective

Word origin

Old English geat; related to Old Frisian jet opening, Old Norse gat opening, passage

Word Frequency

gate in British English 2

(ɡeɪt )

noun dialect

the channels by which molten metal is poured into a mould

the metal that solidifies in such channels

Word origin

C17: probably related to Old English gyte a pouring out, geotan to pour

Word Frequency

gate in British English 3

(ɡeɪt )

noun Scottish and Northern England dialect

a way, road, street, or path

a way or method of doing something

Word origin

C13: from Old Norse gata path; related to Old High German gazza road, street

Word Frequency

-gate in British English

combining form in countable noun

indicating a person or thing that has been the cause of, or is associated with, a public scandal

Irangate

Camillagate

Word origin

C20: on the analogy of Watergate

Word Frequency

gate in American English 1

(geɪt )

noun

a movable framework or solid structure, esp. one that swings on hinges, controlling entrance or exit through an opening in a fence or wall

an opening providing passageway through a fence or wall, with or without such a structure; gateway

any means of entrance, exit, or access, as any of the numbered exits at an airport terminal

a mountain pass

a movable barrier, as at a railroad crossing or for controlling the start of a horse race

a structure controlling the flow of water, as in a pipe, canal, etc.

7. US

a frame in which a saw or saws are set

in Alpine racing, an opening between two upright poles through which the skier must pass

the total amount of money received in admission prices to a performance or exhibition

the total number of spectators who pay to see such an event

10. Electricity

a circuit with one output and two or more inputs, whose output is energized only when certain input conditions are satisfied

an electrode in some semiconductors, esp. an FET, that controls the flow of current

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgated or ˈgating

11. British

to confine (a student) to the college grounds

Idioms:

give (or get) the gate

Word origin

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

Word Frequency

gate in American English 2

(geɪt )

noun

a channel through which molten metal is poured into a mold

the waste part of a casting formed at this channel

Word origin

altered (infl. by gate1) < OE gyte, a pouring forth, akin to geotan, to pour: for IE base see found

Word Frequency

gate in American English 3

(geɪt )

noun Dialectal

a road or path

a way of doing something

Word origin

ME < ON gata: see gait

Word Frequency

-gate in American English

(geɪt )

a scandal characterized by charges of corruption or illegal acts carried out, usually in a covert manner, by people with power or influence

Koreagate

Word origin

< Watergate

Word Frequency

-gate in American English

combining form

a combining form extracted from Watergate, occurring as the final element in journalistic coinages, usually nonce words, that name scandals resulting from concealed crime or other alleged improprieties in government or business

Koreagate

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British English: gate /ɡeɪt/ NOUN

A gate is a structure like a door that you use to enter a field, a garden, or the area around a building.

He opened the gate and walked up to the house.

American English: gate
Arabic: بوَّابَة
Brazilian Portuguese: portão
Chinese: 大门
Croatian: ulazna vrata
Czech: brána
Danish: port
Dutch: hek
European Spanish: puerta valla
Finnish: portti
French: portail
German: Tor
Greek: πύλη
Italian: cancello
Japanese: 門
Korean: 문
Norwegian: port
Polish: brama
European Portuguese: portão
Romanian: poartă
Russian: ворота
Latin American Spanish: puerta
Swedish: grind
Thai: ประตู
Turkish: kapı
Ukrainian: ворота
Vietnamese: cổng

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