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Princeton's WordNet

  1. housebreaking, break-in, breaking and enteringverb

    trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent

  2. break in, breakverb

    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?"

  3. chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break inverb

    break into a conversation

    "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"

  4. break inverb

    start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role

  5. break inverb

    intrude on uninvited

    "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"

  6. break inverb

    break so as to fall inward

    "He broke in the door"

  7. break in, breakverb

    make submissive, obedient, or useful

    "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"

Wiktionary

  1. break-innoun

    An act of entering somewhere with the intent to steal or commit some other offence.

    There was a break-in at the shop; everything was taken.

ChatGPT

  1. break-in

    A break-in refers to the act of unlawfully entering a property, typically with the intent to commit a crime such as theft or vandalism. It can also refer to the process of beginning to use or wear something new until it becomes comfortable, as in 'breaking in' a new pair of shoes.

Wikidata

  1. Break-In

    After a Madonna concert, the girls arrive home to discover their house has been broken into. This leads the girls to seek out means to protect themselves, including a security system, guard dog and mace. Meanwhile, Rose becomes so paranoid that the robbers will come back she goes so far as to purchase a gun.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of break-in in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of break-in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of break-in in a Sentence

  1. Michelle Brané:

    It's a pretty traumatic way to break in the new year.

  2. Donald Trump:

    A major motion pertaining to the Fourth Amendment will soon be filed concerning the illegal Break-In of my home, Mar-a-Lago, right before the ever important Mid-Term Elections. My rights, together with the rights of all Americans, have been violated at a level rarely seen before in our Country. Remember, they even spied on my campaign. The greatest Witch Hunt in USA history has been going on for six years, with no consequences to the scammers. It should not be allowed to continue!.

  3. John J. Sirica:

    An attempt is already underway to revise history-to leave the impression that the former president had nothing to do with Watergate. But there is no doubt about his obstruction of justice after the Watergate break-in.

  4. Richard Barnett:

    I didn't break in. I got pushed in.

  5. Alex Guerrero:

    When I first started working with Tom, he couldn’t toss a ball without feeling pain. I worked with him using what would later be coined as muscle pliability, and he noticed a difference within two days of receiving his treatment. From there, our friendship and partnership began, i remember one day in 2012, we were sitting in Tom’s living room during a break in their offseason training and we reflected on the impact our work together had made on his ability to improve his performance. I asked myself: If what we’re doing works for you, why wouldn’t it work for everyone? And so, the TB12 brand was born.


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