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gate

/ɡeɪt/
noun

  1. A doorlike structure outside a house.

  2. Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.

  3. Movable barrier.

    "The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed."

Synonymslogic gate, doorway, entrance, passage
verb

  1. To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.

  2. To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.

    Similar: ground

  3. To open a closed ion channel.

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