to gate
- verb
- /ɡeɪt/
- Make sure to gate the area around the swimming pool for safety.
Examples
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We're planning to gate the driveway to improve security at night.
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The city plans to gate off 20 blocks, with this shop essentially right in the middle of it.
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Hey, Eddie, we need the keys to gate 16...
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Number one group of prisoners to gate.
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Passengers for flight 841 to Rome, come to gate seven.
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The arrivals gate slides open and passengers flood through.
Fiction book (2001) -
Paging a skycap with electric cart to gate four.
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Paging a skycap with electric cart' to gate four.
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PASSENGERS MAY PROCEED TO GATE AREA FOR CHECK IN.
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The workers will gate the entrance to the park with a new wooden fence.
Synonyms
Putting a gate or barrier to control who enters a place
Idioms
Doing something suddenly and forcefully without thinking because you are very eager
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A large bright red suspension bridge in San Francisco that crosses the entrance to the bay
- Specialized
A small electronic circuit that gives one signal from several inputs using a simple rule
- Specialized
A gate that opens to let water flow and closes to stop it in a river or canal
The main western entrance to ancient Athens where a special style of pottery was found
- Specialized
A genetic circuit in a cell that turns a gene on only when all signals are present
A garden plant with broad leaves and long hanging red flower spikes
- Specialized
A gate that opens and closes to let boats pass and control water in a canal
- Offensive
An unwanted sexual touching of a person at an event entrance during a security check
- Jargon
A machine in science fiction that lets ships travel instantly between distant stars
- Specialized
An electrical device that sends a signal when enough inputs are active
- Specialized
An electronic circuit that gives a signal when an odd number of inputs are on
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gate comes from the noun from an old English word geat meaning 'opening'. To gate something is simply to put a gate on it, so you are fitting a closing barrier to an entrance.