Meaning of gate in English

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Verb
gate
Definitions
1. supply with a gate
Examples
- « 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
Noun
gate
Etymology
Old English gæt, geat, plural gatu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gat‘gap, hole, breach’
Definitions
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
3. total admission receipts at a sports event
4. passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark

Famous quotes

« Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy. »
Khalil Gibran
« The hardest thing to find in life is balance - especially the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate. What do I need to stay grounded, in touch, in love, connected, emotionally balanced? Look within yourself. »
Celine Dion
« Since September 11, security has been increased everywhere, and we have new IDs to get on to the Fox lot. I drove to the security gate, but realized I'd left my ID in my other car. I just broke into that voice - 'Hey, man, I'm Bart Simpson. Who else sounds like this?' The guard waved me through. »
Nancy Cartwright
« If we try to engineer outcomes, if we overturn tradition to make everyone the same, we ruin society. If we upset tradition to allow for an equal shot at the starting gate, everyone wins, except for the charlatans and would be dictators. »
Ben Stein
« If a movie isn't a hit right out of the gate, they drop it. Which means that the whole mainstream Hollywood product has been skewed toward violence and vulgar teen comedy. »
Roger Ebert