| Gate (gate) |
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| n. | (g t) |
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| Gate |
| [OE.
***yogh]et, ***yogh]eat, giat, gate, door, AS.
geat, gat, gate, door; akin to OS., D., *** Icel.
gat opening, hole, and perh. to E. gate a way,
gait, and get, v. Cf. G |
A large door or passageway in
the wall of a city, of an inclosed field or place, or of a grand
edifice, etc.] also, the movable structure of timber, metal, etc., by
which the passage can be closed.
An opening for passage in any inclosing
wall, fence, or barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or
opens a passage. Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance or of
exit.
A door, valve, or other device, for
stopping the passage of water through a dam, lock, pipe,
etc.
The places which command
the entrances or access; hence, place of vantage; power;
might.
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 mold; the
ingate.
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To
supply with a gate.
To punish by requiring
to be within the gates at an earlier hour than usual.
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A way; a path; a road; a street
(as in Highgate).
Manner; gait.
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