gate
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- pronunciation:
- geIt
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A gate is part of a fence or outdoor wall that swings to open and close. It allows people or animals to go in or out.
The farmer opened the gate to let the sheep out.
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| definition 2: |
A gate is a place through which people go in or out of a large building or structure.
People wait at the gate before getting on an airplane.We entered the stadium through the main gate.- similar words:
- entrance
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| related words: |
door, exit |
The words
gate and
gait (a way of walking) sound alike but have different meanings.