gate
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
gaytIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡeɪt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
A movable barrier in a fence or wall
Total admission receipts at a sports event
The amount of money made by selling tickets to a concert or a sports event.
Passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark
The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece. Also written geat and git.
verb
Control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate
transitive
To punish (especially a child or teenager) by not allowing to go out.
transitive
To selectively regulate or restrict (access to something).
transitive
To turn (an image intensifier) on and off selectively, as needed or to avoid damage from excessive light exposure. See autogating.
Supply with a gate
transitive
To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
Used this way, gate is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use gate
- “Please close the garden gate firmly behind you to keep the pets inside.”noun
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