gate
Speech parts
1. gate - Noun
2. gate - Verb
3. Gate - Proper noun
Meaning
A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.; also, the movable structure of timber, metal, etc., by which the passage can be closed.
An opening for passage in any inclosing wall, fence, or barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or opens a passage. Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance or of exit.
A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage of water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc.
The places which command the entrances or access; hence, place of vantage; power; might.
In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into.
The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mold; the ingate.
The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece.
To supply with a gate.
To punish by requiring to be within the gates at an earlier hour than usual.
A way; a path; a road; a street (as in Highgate).
Manner; gait.
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The house was gated
20S gate opening, and thus substrate degradation, requires the C-termini of the proteasomal ATPases, which contains a specific motif (i.
Abd al-Rahman hand-picked 700 fighters from his army and led them to Carmona's main gate.
According to the police, clashes erupted on Sunday afternoon within the prison premises when a large group of prisoners broke their cells and attempted to run towards the main gate of the prison, in an attempt to escape, Xinhua reported.
According to popular legend, his raiders gained access to the walled town with the aid of a local woman who sympathised with the rebellion, letting a small party in via the Market Street gate at midnight.
According to a police report, Muradzi was speeding when the accident occurred near Binga Police Station gate.