gatecrashing
present participle ofgatecrash
gatecrash
verb[IorT]
informaluk/ˈɡeɪt.kræʃ/us/ˈɡeɪt.kræʃ/to go to apartyor othereventwhen you have not beeninvited:
Hedecidedto gatecrash thewedding.
Arriving, entering and invading
- annex
- annexation
- be on the sceneidiom
- been
- breaksomeonein
- enter
- go down
- hit
- intrude
- intrusion
- invade
- jump the queueidiom
- keep(someone/something)out
- land
- rock
- show up
- trespass
- turn
- turn out
- turn up(somewhere)
Examplesofgatecrashing
gatecrashing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
If one's friends help to keep the wrong people fromgatecrashinga party or a wedding in a hotel and so on, will that be an offence?
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Semi-regular meetings have since followed, often at night or pre-dawn to avoid congestion andgatecrashingby people who may not care for the safety of others.
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