gate
1
[ geyt ]
/ geɪt /
noun
verb (used with object), gat·ed, gat·ing.
(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.
verb (used without object), gat·ed, gat·ing.
Metallurgy.
to make or use a gate.
Idioms for gate
- 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.
get the gate, Slang.
to be dismissed, sent away, or rejected.
give (someone) the gate, Slang.
Origin of gate
1
before 900; Middle English
gat, gate, Old English
geat (plural
gatu); cognate with Low German, Dutch
gat hole, breach; cf.
gate2
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gate
gait gateWords nearby gate
gastrulation,
gasworks,
gat,
gat-toothed,
gata,
gate,
gate array,
gate leg,
gate money,
gate theory,
gate valve
Definition for gate (2 of 3)
gate
2
[ geyt ]
/ geɪt /
noun
Archaic.
a path; way.
North England and Scot..
habitual manner or way of acting.
Definition for gate (3 of 3)
-gate
a combining form extracted from Watergate, occurring as the final element in journalistic coinages, usually nonce words, that name scandals resulting from concealed crime or other alleged improprieties in government or business: Koreagate.
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British Dictionary definitions for gate (1 of 4)
gate
1
/ (ɡeɪt) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of gate
gateless, adjective gatelike, adjectiveWord Origin for gate
Old English
geat; related to Old Frisian
jet opening, Old Norse
gat opening, passage
British Dictionary definitions for gate (2 of 4)
gate
2
/ (ɡeɪt) /
noun dialect
the channels by which molten metal is poured into a mould
the metal that solidifies in such channels
Word Origin for gate
C17: probably related to Old English
gyte a pouring out,
geotan to pour
British Dictionary definitions for gate (3 of 4)
gate
3
/ (ɡeɪt) /
noun Scot and Northern English dialect
a way, road, street, or path
a way or method of doing something
Word Origin for gate
C13: from Old Norse
gata path; related to Old High German
gazza road, street
British Dictionary definitions for gate (4 of 4)
-gate
n combining form
indicating a person or thing that has been the cause of, or is associated with, a public scandal
Irangate; Camillagate
Word Origin for -gate
C20: on the analogy of
Watergate
Idioms and Phrases with gate
gate
see crash the gate; give someone the air (gate).