"beating the bounds" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} beating the bounds
  1. present participle and gerund of beat the bounds Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: beat the bounds
    Sense id: en-beating_the_bounds-en-verb-VwxTkc8F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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