gates Meaning & Definition
/ɡeɪts/
What Does Gates Mean?
As a noun, gates means plural of gate. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of gate. As a verb, it means To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
Gates in Brief
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ɡeɪts// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | logic gate, doorway and entrance |
Gates Definition (Noun)
- plural of gate
Gates as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of gate
Noun
- 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.
- The gap between a batsman's bat and pad.
Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out.
- The amount of money made by selling tickets to a concert or a sports event.
- (flow cytometry) A line that separates particle type-clusters on two-dimensional dot plots.
- Passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark.
- The controlling terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into.
- The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mould; the ingate.
- The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece. Also written geat and git.
- A mechanism, in a film camera and projector, that holds each frame momentarily stationary behind the aperture.
- A tally mark consisting of four vertical bars crossed by a diagonal, representing a count of five.
Verb
- 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.
- To turn (an image intensifier) on and off selectively as needed, or to avoid damage. See autogating.
Noun
- A way, path.
- A journey.
- A street; now used especially as a combining form to make the name of a street e.g. "Briggate" (a common street name in the north of England meaning "Bridge Street") or Kirkgate meaning "Church Street".
- Manner; gait.
Synonyms of Gates
Gates synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Gates
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Gates in a Sentence
The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed.
Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out.
Word Forms & Grammar
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Words That Rhyme With Gates
Gates Pronunciation
Gates is pronounced //ɡeɪts// and has 1 syllable.