break in
Found in thesaurus: trespass,
break up,
cut off,
set about,
begin,
start,
set out,
break,
domesticate,
tame,
burglary
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
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break-in may refer to:
- Burglary, the criminal act of entering a building to commit an offense, usually theft
- Break-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 beginning
- Shoe break-in, wearing shoes enough so they feel more comfortable
- Trespass, the act of intruding another's property
- Break In, a 1989 Japanese video game
- Break-in (Death Note episode)
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
break in
v.
vloupat se; přerušit
break-in
n.
vloupání
break-in
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