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gate raping

gate raping is the present participle and gerund of gate rape.

Meaning of gate rape

Verb

gate rape (third-person singular simple present gate rapes, present participle gate raping, simple past and past participle gate raped)

  1. (derogatory, informal) To screen (someone) aggressively prior to allowing them to board an aircraft.
    • And yet for all its tyranny, Israel doesn’t gate-rape passengers as does America's TSA.2011 January 7, Becky Akers, “How to Save Million$ Reading TNA's Website!”, in The New American, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2011

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Questions about gate raping

What is gate raping the present participle and gerund of?
Gate raping is the present participle and gerund of gate rape.

Words near gate raping in the dictionary

  1. gate of ivory
  2. gate off
  3. gate rape
  4. gate raped
  5. gate rapes
  6. gate raping
  7. gate receipts
  8. gate time
  9. gate times
  10. gate valve
  11. gate valves

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