break in
Meaning
- (intransitive) To enter a place by force or illicit means.
- (ambitransitive, ergative, idiomatic) To reach a state of functioning more smoothly through use or wear; to cause (something, or someone, new) to undergo this change.
- (idiomatic, transitive) Starting something brand new or at a new level.
- (transitive) To tame; make obedient; to train to follow orders of the owner.
- (colloquial, transitive) To take the virginity of a girl, to deflower.
- (intransitive) To interrupt one's conversation; speak before another person has finished speaking.
- (slang, transitive) To initiate a new person into prostitution or prison sex acts.
Synonyms
chisel in
get accustomed
bull through
cut open
keep under control
obtrude upon
snap off
accustom oneself to using
start using
cause to obey
burst in on
climb in
shoulder in
bring into subjection
give advice to
keep in hand
put topsy-turvy
break short
edge in
Translations
einbrechen
dresser
domar
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