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Found 1 definition: break in.

Pos: Noun Phrase, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive), Verb (intransitive)

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Verb break in has 6 senses

1. break in(v = verb.social) break - enter someone's (virtual or real) 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!"; "who broke into my account last night?"
is one way to intrude, trespass
Derived form noun break-in₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something

2. break in(v = verb.communication) barge in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, cut in, put in - break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
is one way to break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

3. break in(v = verb.change) - start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role;
is one way to begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

4. break in(v = verb.contact) - intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"
is one way to intrude, irrupt
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP

5. break in(v = verb.change) - break so as to fall inward; "He broke in the door"
is one way to break
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

6. break in(v = verb.change) break - make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
is one way to domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody

[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Subjection

VB be subject, be at the mercy of, lie at the mercy of, depend upon, lean upon, hang upon, fall a prey to, fall under, play second fiddle, be a mere machine, be a puppet, be a football, not dare to say one's soul is his own, drag a chain, serve, obey, submit, break in, tame, subject, subjugate, master, tread down, tread under foot, weigh down, drag at one's chariot wheels, reduce to subjection, reduce to slavery, enthrall, inthrall, bethrall, enslave, lead captive, take into custody, rule, drive into a corner, hold at the sword's point, keep under, hold in bondage, hold in leading strings, hold in swaddling clothes.

Ingress

VB have the entree, enter, go into, go in, come into, come in, pour into, pour in, flow into, flow in, creep into, creep in, slip into, slip in, pop into, pop in, break into, break in, burst into, burst in, set foot on, ingress, burst in upon, break in upon, invade, intrude, insinuate itself, interpenetrate, penetrate, infiltrate, find one's way into, wriggle into, worm oneself into, give entrance to, insert.

Husbandry

VB tame, domesticate, acclimatize, breed, tend, break in, train, cage, bridle.

Teaching

VB teach, instruct, educate, edify, school, tutor, cram, prime, coach, enlighten, inculcate, indoctrinate, inoculate, infuse, instill, infix, ingraft, infiltrate, imbue, impregnate, implant, graft, sow the seeds of, disseminate, given an idea of, put up to, put in the way of, set right, sharpen the wits, enlarge the mind, give new ideas, open the eyes, bring forward, teach the young idea how to shoot, improve, expound, lecture, read a lesson, give a lesson, give a lecture, give a sermon, give a discourse, incept, hold forth, preach, sermonize, moralize, point a moral, train, discipline, bring up, bring up to, form, ground, prepare, qualify, drill, exercise, practice, habituate, familiarize with, nurture, drynurse, breed, rear, take in hand, break, break in, tame, preinstruct, initiate, inure, put to nurse, send to school, direct, guide, direct attention to, impress upon the mind, impress upon the memory, beat into, beat into the head, convince, book, workbook, exercise book, preach to the wise, teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, teach granny to suck eggs, preach to the converted.