gate1
n.
- a hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence, or hedge.
▸an exit from an airport building to an aircraft.
▸a hinged or sliding barrier for controlling the flow of water:
a sluice gate.
- the number of people who pay to enter a sports ground for an event.
- an arrangement of slots into which the gear lever of a motor vehicle moves to engage each gear.
- an electric circuit with an output which depends on the combination of several inputs.
- a device for holding each frame of a movie film in position behind the lens of a camera or projector.
v.
Brit. confine (a pupil or student) to school or college.
Phrase
- get
(or be given)
the gate
N. Amer. informal be dismissed from a job.
Derivative
Etymology
OE gæt, geat, pl. gatu, of Gmc origin.
gate2
n.
Brit. (in place names) a street:
Kirkgate.
Etymology
ME (also meaning ‘way’ in general): from ON gata.