Gate ɡeɪt Iron City Shut Noun Bre Pushed

• an iron gate
• he pushed open the garden gate.
• a crowd gathered at the factory gates.
• the gates of the city

gate

1. a barrier like a door that is used to close an opening in a fence or a wall outside a building
• see also lychgate
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lychgate
• an iron gate
• He pushed open the garden gate.
• A crowd gathered at the factory gates.
• the gates of the city
2. an opening that can be closed by a gate or gates
• We drove through the palace gates.
3. a barrier that is used to control the flow of water on a river or canal
• a lock/sluice gate
4. a way out of an airport through which passengers go to get on their plane
• BA flight 726 to Paris is now boarding at gate 16.
5. the number of people who attend a sports event
• Tonight's game has attracted the largest gate of the season.
6. the amount of money made by selling tickets for a sports event
• Today's gate will be given to charity.
7. a political scandal connected with the person or place mentioned
• = logic gate
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/logic-gate
8. to be successful from the beginning, especially in sport
• The Grizzlies came out of the gate motivated, bursting to a 27–10 lead.
• The team has struggled to get out of the gate this year.
9. right from the beginning of a situation or an activity
• The trouble began right out of the gate.
• The Democrats had a clear advantage out of the gate.

Extra Examples

• Don’t forget to shut the gate when you leave.
• Go through the gate and continue down the track.
• He led us through a gate into a little garden.
• The defenders had closed and barred all the city gates.
• The gate shut behind him.
• The great gates of the abbey were shut fast.
• The heavy gate swung open.
• The horses began entering the starting gate.
• a set of ornamental gates
• a wide driveway with double gates
• The enemy army had reached the gates of the city.
• The only way in was through a heavy iron gate.

Word Origin

• Old English gæt, geat, plural gatu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gat ‘gap, hole, breach’.