BREAK IN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make submissive, obedient, or useful
   Synonym(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The horse was tough to break
   • I broke in the new intern
   Hypernyms(s) break in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • domesticate (what does domesticate mean?)
   • domesticize (what does domesticize mean?)
   • domesticise (what does domesticise mean?)
   • reclaim (what does reclaim mean?)
   • tame (what does tame mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
2. Meaning
   • break so as to call inward
   Usage Example(s)
   • He broke in the door
   Hypernyms(s) break in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • break (what does break mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • stave in (what does stave in mean?)
3. Meaning
   • start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
   Hypernyms(s) break in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • start out (what does start out mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • set about (what does set about mean?)
   • set out (what does set out mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
4. Meaning
   • break into a conversation
   Synonym(s)
   • barge in (what does barge in mean?)
   • butt in (what does butt in mean?)
   • chime in (what does chime in mean?)
   • chisel in (what does chisel in mean?)
   • cut in (what does cut in mean?)
   • put in (what does put in mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation
   Hypernyms(s) break in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • interrupt (what does interrupt mean?)
   • disrupt (what does disrupt mean?)
   • break up (what does break up mean?)
   • cut off (what does cut off mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • interrupt (what does interrupt mean?)
   • disrupt (what does disrupt mean?)
5. Meaning
   • intrude on uninvited
   Usage Example(s)
   • The nosy couple broke in on our conversation
   Hypernyms(s) break in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • intrude (what does intrude mean?)
   • irrupt (what does irrupt mean?)
6. Meaning
   • enter someone’’s property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
   Synonym(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Someone broke in while I was on vacation
   • They broke into my car and stole my radio!
   Hypernyms(s) break in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • trespass (what does trespass mean?)
   • intrude (what does intrude mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • housebreaking (what does housebreaking mean?)
   • break-in (what does break-in mean?)
   • breaking and entering (what does breaking and entering mean?)