break in

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verb

1. break into a conversation (Freq. 2)
- her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation
• Syn:
chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in
• Hypernyms:
interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
• Hyponyms:
interrupt, disrupt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act (Freq. 2)
- Someone broke in while I was on vacation
- They broke into my car and stole my radio!
- who broke into my account last night?
• Syn:
break
• Derivationally related forms:
break-in
• Hypernyms:
trespass, intrude
• Hyponyms:
crack
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP (for: break)
- Somebody ----s
3. start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
get down, begin, get, start out, start,
set about, set out, commence
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. intrude on uninvited
- The nosy couple broke in on our conversation
• Hypernyms:
intrude, irrupt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
5. break so as to fall inward
- He broke in the door
• Hypernyms:
break
• Hyponyms:
stave in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. make submissive, obedient, or useful
- The horse was tough to break
- I broke in the new intern
• Syn:
break
• Hypernyms:
domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
• Verb Group:
break
• Cause:
break
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody