1. break_in - verb
· 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?"
Synonym(s): break
Hypernym(s): trespass, intrude
2. break_in - verb
· break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
Synonym(s): chime_in, cut_in, put_in, butt_in, chisel_in, barge_in
Hypernym(s): interrupt, disrupt, break_up, cut_off
3. break_in - verb
· start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
Hypernym(s): get_down, begin, get, start_out, start, set_about, set_out, commence
4. break_in - verb
· intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"
5. break_in - verb
· break so as to fall inward; "He broke in the door"
Hypernym(s): break
6. break_in - verb
· make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
Synonym(s): break
Hypernym(s): domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
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