gate
/ɡeɪt//ɡeɪt/noun
Definitions
A doorlike structure outside a house.
Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
Movable barrier.
Example: The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed.
A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand, etc.
verb
Definitions
To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
Synonyms:groundTo open a closed ion channel.
To furnish with a gate.