"break gates" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: breaks gates [present, singular, third-person], breaking gates [participle, present], broke gates [past], broken gates [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|break<,,broke,broken> gates}} break gates (third-person singular simple present breaks gates, present participle breaking gates, simple past broke gates, past participle broken gates)
  1. (UK, universities, idiomatic, dated) To enter a college enclosure after the hour to which a student has been restricted. Tags: UK, dated, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-break_gates-en-verb-BRjsQmXq Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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