gate
noun
1. a movable barrier in a fence or wall
Definition categories: man–made
2. a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
Definition categories: man–made
3. total admission receipts at a sports event
Definition categories: possession, gross, receipts, revenue
4. passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark
Definition categories: man–made, passageway
Sentences with gate as a noun:
- The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed.
- Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out
verb
1. supply with a gate
- The house was gated
Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply
2. control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate
Definition categories: contact, control, operate
3. restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
Definition categories: change, bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel