gate

Noun

• passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark

• total admission receipts at a sports event

• a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs

• a movable barrier in a fence or wall

Verb

• restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment

• control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate

• supply with a gate
  • The house was gated