ALL meanings of break in
break in
B b - phrasal verb break in If someone, usually a thief, breaks in, they get into a building by force. 3
- phrasal verb break in If you break in on someone's conversation or activity, you interrupt them. 3
- phrasal verb break in If you break someone in, you get them used to a new job or situation. 3
- phrasal verb break in If you break in something new, you gradually use or wear it for longer and longer periods until it is ready to be used or worn all the time. 3
- countable noun break in If there has been a break-in, someone has got into a building by force. 3
- verb break in to interrupt 3
- verb break in to enter a house, etc, illegally, esp by force 3
- verb break in to accustom (a person or animal) to normal duties or practice 3
- verb break in to use or wear (shoes, new equipment, etc) until comfortable or running smoothly 3
- verb break in to bring (new land) under cultivation 3
- noun break in the illegal entering of a building, esp by thieves 3
- noun break in (as modifier) 3
- noun break in the illegal entering of a building esp by thieves 3
- noun break in to enter forcibly or unexpectedly 3
- noun break in to train (a beginner) 3
- noun break in to prepare (something new) by use or wear 3
- noun break in the act of forcibly entering a building, apartment, etc., esp. in order to rob 3
- adjective break in designating or of the period of first use, intended to prepare or train something or someone new 3
- noun break in an act or instance of breaking; disruption or separation of parts; fracture; rupture: There was a break in the window. 1
- noun break in an opening made by breaking; gap: The break in the wall had not been repaired. 1
- noun break in a rush away from a place; an attempt to escape: a break for freedom. 1
- noun break in a sudden dash or rush, as toward something: When the rain lessened, I made a break for home. 1
- noun break in a suspension of or sudden rupture in friendly relations. 1
- noun break in an interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with: Abstract painters made a break with the traditions of the past. 1
- noun break in an abrupt or marked change, as in sound or direction, or a brief pause: They noticed a curious break in his voice. 1
- noun break in Informal. an opportunity or stroke of fortune, especially a lucky one. a chance to improve one's lot, especially one unlooked for or undeserved. 1
- noun break in the breaks, Informal. the way things happen; fate: Sorry to hear about your bad luck, but I guess those are the breaks. 1
- noun break in a brief rest, as from work: The actors took a ten-minute break from rehearsal. 1
- noun break in Radio, Television. a brief, scheduled interruption of a program or broadcasting period for the announcement of advertising or station identification. 1
- noun break in Prosody. a pause or caesura. 1
- noun break in Jazz. a solo passage, usually of from 2 to 12 bars, during which the rest of the instruments are silent. 1
- noun break in Music. the point in the scale where the quality of voice of one register changes to that of another, as from chest to head. 1
- noun break in break dancing. 1
- noun break in a sharp and considerable drop in the prices of stock issues. 1
- noun break in Electricity. an opening or discontinuity in a circuit. 1
- noun break in Printing. one or more blank lines between two paragraphs. breaks, suspension points. 1
- noun break in the place, after a letter, where a word is or may be divided at the end of a line. 1
- noun break in a collapse of health, strength, or spirit; breakdown. 1
- noun break in Informal. an indiscreet or awkward remark or action; social blunder; faux pas. 1
- noun break in Billiards, Pool. a series of successful strokes; run. 1
- noun break in Pool. the opening play, in which the cue ball is shot to scatter the balls. 1
- noun break in Sports. a change in direction of a pitched or bowled ball. 1
- noun break in Horse Racing, Track. the start of a race. 1
- noun break in (in harness racing) an act or instance of a horse's changing from a trot or pace into a gallop or other step. 1
- noun break in Bowling. a failure to knock down all ten pins in a single frame. 1
- noun break in Boxing. an act or instance of stepping back or separating from a clinch: a clean break. 1
- noun break in any of several stages in the grinding of grain in which the bran is separated from the kernel. 1
- noun break in Botany. a sport. 1
- noun break in Journalism. the point at the bottom of a column where a printed story is carried over to another column or page. 1
- noun break in Nautical. the place at which a superstructure, deckhouse, or the like, rises from the main deck of a vessel. 1