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English noun: gate

1. gate (artifact) a movable barrier in a fence or wall


Broader (hypernym)movable barrier


Narrower (hyponym)head gate, lichgate, lock-gate, lychgate, portcullis, postern, tail gate, tailboard, tailgate, tollbar, tollgate, turnpike, turnstile, wicket, wicket door, wicket gate


Instance hyponymDipylon, Dipylon gate


Part holonymflexible joint, hinge, lock

2. gate (artifact) a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs


Synonymslogic gate


Broader (hypernym)computer circuit


Narrower (hyponym)AND circuit, AND gate, NAND circuit, NAND gate, OR circuit, OR gate, X-OR circuit, XOR circuit, XOR gate

3. gate (possession) total admission receipts at a sports event


Broader (hypernym)gross, receipts, revenue

4. gate (artifact) passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark


Broader (hypernym)passageway


Narrower (hyponym)arrival gate, departure gate


Part meronymair terminal, airport terminal


English verb: gate

1. gate (possession) supply with a gate


SamplesThe house was gated.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)furnish, provide, render, supply


Domain categoryarchitecture

2. gate (contact) control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)control, operate

3. gate (change) restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel









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