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Gate

speaker
speaker

Meaning

Noun

A
structure outside a house.
In Walls and fences:
Doorway,
, or
in a
or wall.
Movable barrier.
Passageway (
an
) where
can
or disembark.
A
which
as a
for
,
, or trade.
The amount of money made by
to a
or a
event.
In Computing & Walls and fences:
A
of
which
or off. Examples are and, or,
, etc.
In Electronics:
In a
, the
for the
of the
to
or into.
In Walls and fences:
The
or
through which
is
into the
; the ingate.
The
of
in the
; a
or
. Also
and git.
In Cricket:
The
between a
sman's
and pad.
In Cinematography:
A
, in a
and
, that
each
behind the aperture.
A
that
type-clusters on
plots.
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
A way, path.
A journey.
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
A
; now used especially as a
to make the
of a
e.g. "Briggate" (a common
in the
England
"Bridge Street") or Kirkgate
"Church Street".
In British English & Scottish English:
Manner; gait.
In Education:
gifted and
education

Verb

To keep something inside
a
gate.
To
, especially a
or
, by not
them
out.
In Biochemistry:
To
a
channel.
To
with a gate.

Name

A
in Scott County, Arkansas, United States.
A
in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.
An
in Thurston County, Washington, United States.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

gate
English
arrow
gata
Old Norse
geat
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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