American English pronunciation
How to pronounce gate
IPA transcription: ['ɡeɪt]
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Noun
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a movable barrier in a fence or wall
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a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
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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
Verb
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supply with a gate
“The house was gated”
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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
Usage examples
- These stations end in "men", meaning gate.
- Cowboy riding a bucking horse, while two guys watch from the gate.
- We are obligated to continue until twenty-twenty-one.
- West Ham were relegated and Bowyer was not offered another contract.
- He's probably trying the gate!
- Continuing west, the river flows past Gates, Mill City and Mehama.
- Additionally, it is used to break up aggregates of micron-sized colloidal particles.
- He turned from the door and walked slowly toward the gate, still holding the keys in his hand.
- Unsatisfied with the official explanation, Jack investigates for himself.
- I'm sure this gate was locked the last time I checked.