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gate
verbs
open a gate
• He heard Jack open the gate.
close/shut a gate
• Please close the gate.
lock/padlock a gate
(= close it with a key/a special lock )
• She locked the gate behind her.
go through a gate
• They went through the gate into the orchard.
leave the gate open
• Someone left the gate open, and the dog got out.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gate
the front/back gate
(= the gate in front of or at the back of a building )
• She stood outside the front gate of the cottage.
the entrance gate
• Derek met us at the entrance gate.
the main gate
(= where most people go in )
• Soldiers were guarding the main gate.
a garden gate
• Ellie ran down the path towards the garden gate.
a farm/factory/school etc gate
• I carefully shut the farm gate behind me. • Lots of parents were waiting outside the school gate.
a wooden/iron/wrought-iron gate
• Their way was barred by huge wrought-iron gates.
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noun ADJ. entrance, front, main | back, postern (in a castle), side | inner, outer | double, five-bar/five-barred, portcullis a wide driveway with double gates | great The great gates of the abbey were shut fast. | heavy | high | narrow | ornamental | open | iron, metal, steel, wooden, wrought-iron | city, factory, farm, garden, park, prison, school, etc. | security | sluice QUANT. set a set of ornamental gates VERB + GATE open | bar, close, fasten, lock, shut Don't forget to shut the gate when you leave. The defenders had closed and barred all the city gates. | go through Go through the gate and continue down the track. GATE + VERB open, swing open The heavy gate swung open. | close, shut The gate shut behind him. PREP. through a/the ~ He led us through a gate into a little garden.
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