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gate
1[geyt]
noun
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
an opening permitting passage through an enclosure.
a tower, architectural setting, etc., for defending or adorning such an opening or for providing a monumental entrance to a street, park, etc..
the gates of the walled city;
the palace gate.
any means of access or entrance.
The gate to stardom is talent.
a mountain pass.
any movable barrier, as at a tollbooth or a road or railroad crossing.
a gateway or passageway in a passenger terminal or pier that leads to a place for boarding a train, plane, or ship.
a sliding barrier for regulating the passage of water, steam, or the like, as in a dam or pipe; valve.
Skiing.Ìý
an obstacle in a slalom race, consisting of two upright poles anchored in the snow a certain distance apart.
the opening between these poles, through which a competitor in a slalom race must ski.
the total number of persons who pay for admission to an athletic contest, a performance, an exhibition, etc.
the total receipts from such admissions.
Cell Biology.Ìýa temporary channel in a cell membrane through which substances diffuse into or out of a cell.
Movies.Ìýfilm gate.
a sash or frame for a saw or gang of saws.
Metallurgy.Ìý
Also called ingate.Ìýa channel or opening in a mold through which molten metal is poured into the mold cavity.
the waste metal left in such a channel after hardening.
Electronics.Ìý
a signal that makes an electronic circuit operative or inoperative either for a certain time interval or until another signal is received.
Also called logic gate.Ìýa circuit with one output that is activated only by certain combinations of two or more inputs.
verb (used with object)
(at British universities) to punish by confining to the college grounds.
Electronics.Ìý
to control the operation of (an electronic device) by means of a gate.
to select the parts of (a wave signal) that are within a certain range of amplitude or within certain time intervals.
verb (used without object)
Metallurgy.Ìýto make or use a gate.
gate
2[geyt]
noun
Archaic.Ìýa path; way.
North England and Scot..Ìýhabitual manner or way of acting.
-gate
3a combining form extracted from Watergate, occurring as the final element in journalistic coinages, usually nonce words, that name scandals resulting from concealed crime or other alleged improprieties in government or business.
Koreagate.
gate
1/ É¡±ðɪ³Ù /
noun
a movable barrier, usually hinged, for closing an opening in a wall, fence, etc
an opening to allow passage into or out of an enclosed place
any means of entrance or access
a mountain pass or gap, esp one providing entry into another country or region
the number of people admitted to a sporting event or entertainment
the total entrance money received from them
(in a large airport) any of the numbered exits leading to the airfield or aircraft
passengers for Paris should proceed to gate 14
horse racing short for starting gate
electronics
a logic circuit having one or more input terminals and one output terminal, the output being switched between two voltage levels determined by the combination of input signals
a circuit used in radar that allows only a fraction of the input signal to pass
the electrode region or regions in a field-effect transistor that is biased to control the conductivity of the channel between the source and drain
a component in a motion-picture camera or projector that holds each frame flat and momentarily stationary behind the lens
a slotted metal frame that controls the positions of the gear lever in a motor vehicle
rowing a hinged clasp to prevent the oar from jumping out of a rowlock
a frame surrounding the blade or blades of a saw
verb
to provide with a gate or gates
to restrict (a student) to the school or college grounds as a punishment
to select (part of a waveform) in terms of amplitude or time
gate
2/ É¡±ðɪ³Ù /
noun
the channels by which molten metal is poured into a mould
the metal that solidifies in such channels
gate
3/ É¡±ðɪ³Ù /
noun
a way, road, street, or path
a way or method of doing something
-gate
4combining form
indicating a person or thing that has been the cause of, or is associated with, a public scandal
Irangate
Camillagate
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
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- ˈ²µ²¹³Ù±ðËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of gate1
Origin of gate2
Origin of gate3
Origin of gate4
Idioms and Phrases
give (someone) the gate,
to reject (a person), as one's fiancé, lover, or friend.
to dismiss from one's employ.
They gave him the gate because he was caught stealing.
get the gate, to be dismissed, sent away, or rejected.
Example Sentences
They shuffled through the gates on the fourth day decidedly more sombre, with the sobering reality there was still 69 runs to get.
Tourists wandered through openings in the gates, some lamenting the lengthy detours the barriers required — especially given the humidity and heat that pressed down on the city.
Despite his responses, the agent pushed him into a metal gate, put his hands behind his back and asked him what hospital he was born in, Gavidia said.
Just last month, he had warned that Tehran would "open the gates of hell" if attacked by either country.
The entry gates to many area farms were shut and locked.
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When To Use
The combining form -gate is used like a suffix meaning “scandal (often resulting from a concealed crime)†or "controversy." It is often used in informal terms, especially in politics and journalism.The form -gate comes from a shortened form of Watergate, a reference to the White House political scandal that came to light during the 1972 presidential campaign. The scandal centered on a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate apartment-office complex in Washington, D.C., and, after congressional hearings, culminated in the resignation of President Nixon in 1974.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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