gate

A2
Pronunciation
/ɡeɪt/
/ɡeɪt/
Noun
18 definition(s)
1 Definition

A doorlike structure outside a house.

2 Definition

Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.

3 Definition

Movable barrier.

Example Sentences
  • The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed.
4 Definition

A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand, etc.

5 Definition

The gap between a batsman's bat and pad.

Example Sentences
  • Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out.
6 Definition

The amount of money made by selling tickets to a concert or a sports event.

7 Definition

(flow cytometry) A line that separates particle type-clusters on two-dimensional dot plots.

8 Definition

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

9 Definition

The controlling terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

10 Definition

In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into.

11 Definition

The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mould; the ingate.

12 Definition

The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece. Also written geat and git.

13 Definition

A mechanism, in a film camera and projector, that holds each frame momentarily stationary behind the aperture.

14 Definition

A tally mark consisting of four vertical bars crossed by a diagonal, representing a count of five.

15 Definition

A way, path.

16 Definition

A journey.

17 Definition

A street; now used especially as a combining form to make the name of a street e.g. "Briggate" (a common street name in the north of England meaning "Bridge Street") or Kirkgate meaning "Church Street".

18 Definition

Manner; gait.

Verb
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.

2 Definition

To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.

Synonyms
ground
3 Definition

To open a closed ion channel.

4 Definition

To furnish with a gate.

5 Definition

To turn (an image intensifier) on and off selectively as needed, or to avoid damage. See autogating.