Clues for the word "GATE"

We've had 283 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 646 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on July 24, 2026.

Definition of gate

n. - 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.
n. - 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.
n. - A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage of water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc.
n. - The places which command the entrances or access; hence, place of vantage; power; might.
n. - In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into.
n. - The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mold; the ingate.
n. - The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece.
v. t. - To supply with a gate.
v. t. - To punish by requiring to be within the gates at an earlier hour than usual.
n. - A way; a path; a road; a street (as in Highgate).
n. - Manner; gait.