1a hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence, or hedge:she closed the front gate figurativethey were opening the gates of their country wide to the enemy
a gateway:she went out through the gate
an exit from an airport building to an aircraft:a departure gate
[in names] a mountain pass or other natural passage:the Golden Gate
2the number of people who pay to enter a sports ground for an event:an average home gate of more than 12,000
the money taken for admission.
3a device resembling a gate in structure or function, in particular:
a hinged or sliding barrier for controlling the flow of water:a sluice gate
an arrangement of slots into which the gear lever of a motor vehicle moves to engage each gear.
a device for holding each frame of a film in position behind the lens of a camera or projector.
4an electric circuit with an output which depends on the combination of several inputs:a logic gate
the part of a field-effect transistor to which a signal is applied to control the resistance of the conductive channel of the device.
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confine (a pupil or student) to school or college:he was gated for the rest of term
