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A doorlike structure outside a house.
Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
Movable barrier.
"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.
Synonyms
To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
To open a closed ion channel.
To furnish with a gate.
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How to use "GATE" in a sentence
"The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed."
Movable barrier.…
"Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out."
The gap between a batsman's bat and pad.…
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