ALL meanings of break into
break in·to
B b - noun break into Jazz. a solo passage, usually of from 2 to 12 bars, during which the rest of the instruments are silent. 1
- noun break into 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 into break dancing. 1
- noun break into a sharp and considerable drop in the prices of stock issues. 1
- noun break into Electricity. an opening or discontinuity in a circuit. 1
- noun break into Printing. one or more blank lines between two paragraphs. breaks, suspension points. 1
- noun break into the place, after a letter, where a word is or may be divided at the end of a line. 1
- noun break into a collapse of health, strength, or spirit; breakdown. 1
- noun break into Informal. an indiscreet or awkward remark or action; social blunder; faux pas. 1
- noun break into Billiards, Pool. a series of successful strokes; run. 1
- noun break into Pool. the opening play, in which the cue ball is shot to scatter the balls. 1
- noun break into Sports. a change in direction of a pitched or bowled ball. 1
- noun break into Horse Racing, Track. the start of a race. 1
- noun break into (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 into Bowling. a failure to knock down all ten pins in a single frame. 1
- noun break into Boxing. an act or instance of stepping back or separating from a clinch: a clean break. 1
- noun break into any of several stages in the grinding of grain in which the bran is separated from the kernel. 1
- noun break into Botany. a sport. 1
- noun break into Journalism. the point at the bottom of a column where a printed story is carried over to another column or page. 1
- noun break into Nautical. the place at which a superstructure, deckhouse, or the like, rises from the main deck of a vessel. 1
- noun break into breaks, Physical Geography. an area dissected by small ravines and gullies. 1
- noun break into Mining. a fault or offset, as in a vein or bed of ore. 1
- idioms break into break bulk, Nautical. to remove a cargo wholly or in part. 1
- verb break into (Transitive Verb) IDI To enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime. 0
- verb break into (Transitive Verb) IDI To open or begin to use. 0
- verb break into (Transitive Verb) IDI To successfully enter a profession or business. 0
- verb break into (Transitive Verb) To begin suddenly. 0