breaking gates

A form of break gates — To enter an Oxford or Cambridge college enclosure after the hour to which a student has been restricted.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of break gates
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APA

breaking gates. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breaking%20gates

MLA

“breaking gates.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breaking%20gates. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breaking gates,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breaking%20gates.

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