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break in

Verb

∙ To enter a place by force or illicit means. intransitive
∙ To cause (something, or someone, new) to function more naturally through use or wear transitive, idiomatic
∙ To tame; make obedient; to train to follow orders of the owner. transitive, of a horse
∙ To interrupt one's conversation; speak before another person has finished speaking.

BABYLON ENGLISH
break in v.
enter forcibly; enter a building or room or a person's house by means of force (with the intention to steal or commit a violent act); interrupt a person while he is speaking; train a beginner; make something more natural through use or wear
break-in n.
forced entry, entry to the property or house of a person by means of force (for the purposes of theft or commiting a violent act); initial period of employment during which the employee's performance is evaluated

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
break in
break in
v
1. enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "someone broke in while i was on vacation"; "they broke into my car and stole my radio!" [syn: break]

2. break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn: chime in , cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in]

3. start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
4. intrude on uninvited: "the nosy couple broke in on our conversation"; "she irrupted into our sitting room" [syn: irrupt]

5. break so as to call inward; "he broke in the door"
6. make submissive, obedient, or useful, as of wild animals or new items: "the horse was tough to break"; used metaphorically for people [syn: break]

WORDNET 2.0
break in
Verb
1. enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"
(synonym) break
(hypernym) trespass, intrude
(derivation) housebreaking, break-in, breaking and entering
2. break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
(synonym) chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in
(hypernym) interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
(hyponym) interrupt, disrupt
3. start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
(hypernym) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
4. intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"
(hypernym) intrude, irrupt
5. break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"
(hypernym) break
(hyponym) stave in
6. make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
(synonym) break
(hypernym) domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
(cause) break
(verb-group) break
break-in
Noun
1. trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
(synonym) housebreaking, breaking and entering
(hypernym) burglary
(hyponym) home invasion
(derivation) break in, break

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Break In
Break In is a sports simulation video game developed by Naxat Soft in 1989 for the TurboGrafx-16 and released only in Japan. The pool (pocket billiards) simulator was re-released on Nintendo's Virtual Console in all nations in 2008.
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Break in
Break in or break-in may refer to:
Burglary, the criminal act of entering a building to commit an offense, usually theftBreak-in (mechanical run-in), a procedure for preparing new equipment (such as vehicle engines) for the rest of its working life by running it under prescribed conditions at the beginningShoe break-in, wearing shoes enough so they feel more comfortableTrespass, the act of intruding another's propertyBreak In, a 1989 Japanese video gameBreak-in (Death Note episode)
See more at Wikipedia.org...

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

break in

Verb

∙ To enter a place by force or illicit means. intransitive
∙ To cause (something, or someone, new) to function more naturally through use or wear transitive, idiomatic
∙ To tame; make obedient; to train to follow orders of the owner. transitive, of a horse
∙ To interrupt one's conversation; speak before another person has finished speaking.

BABYLON ENGLISH
break in v.
enter forcibly; enter a building or room or a person's house by means of force (with the intention to steal or commit a violent act); interrupt a person while he is speaking; train a beginner; make something more natural through use or wear
break-in n.
forced entry, entry to the property or house of a person by means of force (for the purposes of theft or commiting a violent act); initial period of employment during which the employee's performance is evaluated

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
break in
break in
v
1. enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "someone broke in while i was on vacation"; "they broke into my car and stole my radio!" [syn: break]

2. break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn: chime in , cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in]

3. start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
4. intrude on uninvited: "the nosy couple broke in on our conversation"; "she irrupted into our sitting room" [syn: irrupt]

5. break so as to call inward; "he broke in the door"
6. make submissive, obedient, or useful, as of wild animals or new items: "the horse was tough to break"; used metaphorically for people [syn: break]

WORDNET 2.0
break in
Verb
1. enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"
(synonym) break
(hypernym) trespass, intrude
(derivation) housebreaking, break-in, breaking and entering
2. break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
(synonym) chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in
(hypernym) interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
(hyponym) interrupt, disrupt
3. start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
(hypernym) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
4. intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"
(hypernym) intrude, irrupt
5. break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"
(hypernym) break
(hyponym) stave in
6. make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
(synonym) break
(hypernym) domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
(cause) break
(verb-group) break
break-in
Noun
1. trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
(synonym) housebreaking, breaking and entering
(hypernym) burglary
(hyponym) home invasion
(derivation) break in, break

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Break In
Break In is a sports simulation video game developed by Naxat Soft in 1989 for the TurboGrafx-16 and released only in Japan. The pool (pocket billiards) simulator was re-released on Nintendo's Virtual Console in all nations in 2008.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
Break in
Break in or break-in may refer to:
Burglary, the criminal act of entering a building to commit an offense, usually theftBreak-in (mechanical run-in), a procedure for preparing new equipment (such as vehicle engines) for the rest of its working life by running it under prescribed conditions at the beginningShoe break-in, wearing shoes enough so they feel more comfortableTrespass, the act of intruding another's propertyBreak In, a 1989 Japanese video gameBreak-in (Death Note episode)
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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