gat|ing

gat|ing
gat|ing «GAY tihng», noun.
British. the punishment of a student by restricting him to the confines of the college.

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  • in|ter´ro|gat´ing|ly — in|ter|ro|gate «ihn TEHR uh gayt», verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. –v.t. to ask questions of; examine or get information from by asking questions; question thoroughly: »The principal interrogated the boy about the work he had done in his former school.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|ves´ti|gat´ing|ly — in|ves|ti|gate «ihn VEHS tuh gayt», verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. –v.t. to search into carefully; examine closely: »to investigate a complaint. Detectives investigate crimes to find out who did them. Scientists investigate nature to learn more about it …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|ju|gat|ing tube — «KON juh GAY tihng», = conjugation tube. (Cf. ↑conjugation tube) …   Useful english dictionary

  • self-ab|ne|gat|ing — «SEHLF AB nuh GAY tihng», adjective. = self denying. (Cf. ↑self denying) …   Useful english dictionary

  • gat — ama·gat; bag·gat·a·way; bha·gat; bor·e·gat; du·ma·gat; er·gat·o·gyne; er·gat·o·morph; er·gat·o·mor·phic; fre·gat·i·dae; GAT; gat·ed; gat·er; gat·ing; gat·ling; gat·ter·mann koch; gat·ti·na·ra; gat·tine; in·sti·gat·ing·ly; in·ter·ro·gat·ing·ly;… …   English syllables

  • ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

  • gating — gat·ing …   English syllables

  • gating — gat•ing [[t]ˈgeɪ tɪŋ[/t]] n. cbl the process by which a channel in a cell membrane opens or closes …   From formal English to slang

  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

  • gating — 1. In a biologic membrane, the opening and closing of a channel, believed to be associated with changes in integral membrane proteins. 2. A process in which electrical signals are selected by a gate, which passes such signals only when the gate… …   Medical dictionary

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