n.
1.a door-like movable barrier in a fence or wall
2.a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
3.total admission receipts at a sports event
4.passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark gate v.
1.supply with a gate
2.control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate
3.restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
Idiom of the Day
cry bloody murder
to scream like something very serious has happened
The woman cried bloody murder when the man tried to steal her purse.