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- [hous-breyk]
- /ˈhaʊsˌbreɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hous-breyk]
- /ˈhaʊsˌbreɪk/
Definitions of housebreak word
- verb with object housebreak to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place. 1
- noun housebreak Train (a pet) to urinate and defecate outside the house or only in a special place. 1
- noun housebreak burglary of sb's home 1
- transitive verb housebreak toilet-train: a pet 1
- verb housebreak to train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house by excreting outdoors or in a designated place 0
- verb housebreak to break into a house with criminal intent 0
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Origin of housebreak
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; house + break
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Parts of speech for Housebreak
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
housebreak popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
housebreak usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for housebreak
verb housebreak
- pilfer — steal in small amounts
- kidnap — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- swipe — a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club.
- remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
noun housebreak
- burglary — If someone commits a burglary, they enter a building by force and steal things. Burglary is the act of doing this.
Antonyms for housebreak
verb housebreak
- release — to lease again.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
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