(UK, figuratively) To take part in a struggle or conflict.
(UK, figuratively) To take part in a struggle or conflict.
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(figuratively) To go or come into (a state or profession).
Entered on a list, especially an official one.
(intransitive) To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
(UK, Cambridge University, transitive, idiom, archaic) To inscribe the name of (a student) on a board or tablet in a college.
(transitive) To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list.