BREAK IN
\bɹˈe͡ɪk ˈɪn], \bɹˈeɪk ˈɪn], \b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_k ˈɪ_n]\
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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!"
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break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"
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make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
By Princeton University
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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!"
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make submissive, obedient, or useful, as of wild animals or new items; also used metaphorically of people; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
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break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"
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intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"; "She irrupted into our sitting room"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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