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 .

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 . a temporary channel in a cell membrane through which substances diffuse into or out of a cell.

Movies . film gate.

a sash or frame for a saw or gang of saws.

Metallurgy .

Also called ingate. a 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 .

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. a circuit with one output that is activated only by certain combinations of two or more inputs.

(at British universities) to punish by confining to the college grounds.

Electronics .

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.

Metallurgy . to make or use a gate. ?

get the gate, Slang . to be dismissed, sent away

or rejected.

give (someone) the gate

Slang .

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.

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