Gate
/ɡeɪt/
noun
A doorlike structure outside a house.
Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
Movable barrier.
“The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed.”
Synonyms: logic gate, doorway, entrance, passage
verb
To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
To open a closed ion channel.
Synonyms: ground