gate Definition

gate
noun

1a. A door or barrier, usually a hinged one, which is moved in order to open or close an entrance in a wall, fence, etc leading eg into a garden, field or city;

Thesaurus: door, port, portal, portcullis.
1b. The entrance itself.

Thesaurus: gateway, entrance, opening, door, passage, portal, entrance, exit, ingress, egress.
2. At an airport: any of the numbered exits from which passengers can board or leave a plane.
3. The total number of people attending a sports event or other entertainment.
4. The total money paid in admission fees to an entertainment.

Form: gate money (also)
5. skiing.
Any of the pairs of posts that a slalom skier passes through.
6. technical
An electronic circuit whose output is controlled by the combination of signals at the input terminals.
7. mech.
The H-shaped slotted frame which controls the movement of the gear lever in a gearbox.

verb

gated, gating
1. To confine (pupils) to school after hours.

Derivative: gating

Confinement of pupils to school after hours;

An instance of this.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon geat a way.