break-in
Meanings
- trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
- 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?"
- break into a conversation;
- "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
- start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
- intrude on uninvited;
- "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"
- break so as to fall inward;
- make submissive, obedient, or useful;
- "The horse was tough to break"
- "I broke in the new intern"
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