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.-the waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece.-to supply with a gate.-to punish by requiring to be within the gates at an earlier hour than usual.-a way; a path; a road; a street (as in highgate).-manner; gait.