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gate

UK/ɡeɪt/ US/ˈɡeɪ̯t/ common slang uk
noun (4) verb (3)

noun

1.

a door-like movable barrier in a fence or wall

2.

a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs

Synonyms
3.
4.

passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark

verb

1.

supply with a gate

  • “The house was gated”
2.

control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate

3.

restrict (school boys'') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment

Origin

From Middle English gate (the forms ȝate and ȝeat yielded the dialectal doublet yate), from the plural of Old English ġeat (specifically gatu), from Proto-West Germanic *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą (“hole, opening”). See also Old Norse gat, Swedish and Dutch gat, Low German Gaat, Gööt.

Phrases

  • A20 gate
  • Abbey Gate
  • age gate
  • AND gate
  • arrival gate
  • Ashton Gate
  • baby gate
  • back gate
  • gate off

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