Definition for Gate (-s)

gate (-s), n. [Ulterior etymology is obscure; NW says: OE gate, geat, is a way or street.]

  1. Door; opening; fence; passage; entrance.
  2. Door of Heaven.
  3. Veil; life before; pre-existence. 1584 Whose rumor's Gate was shut so tight before my Beam was sown
  4. Body; life.
  5. Blockage; impediment.
  6. Wound; problem.

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