gatecrash

Formsgatecrashes, gatecrashing, gatecrashed

1. 1
   verbtransitive or intransitive

   To go to a party or event without an invitation or without paying.

   Like walking into a movie without buying a ticket.

   Some teenagers tried to gatecrash the wedding reception.

   They gatecrashed the concert by slipping through a side door.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The act of going to a party or event without being invited or without paying.

   Like sneaking into a show that everyone else paid to see.

   The gatecrash ruined the quiet dinner party.

   News of the gatecrash spread quickly around school.

3. 3
   noununcountable

   A part of a Chinese wedding where the groom must finish hard or silly tasks to prove he loves the bride.

   Like a game of dares you must win before you're allowed inside.

   The gatecrash had the groom doing pushups while everyone laughed.

   During the gatecrash, his friends had to sing love songs at the door.

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