All break into synonyms
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B b verb break into
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- breach β If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- bereave β to deprive (of) something or someone valued, esp through death
- raid β a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- cheat β When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- lose β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- plunder β to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
- mug β a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- defraud β If someone defrauds you, they take something away from you or stop you from getting what belongs to you by means of tricks and lies.
- strip β to cut, tear, or form into strips.
- divest β to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.: The wind divested the trees of their leaves.
- loot β spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- hijack β to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
- ransack β to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter.
- intrude β to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
- unsettle β to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- open β not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- fracture β the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- hole β an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- rupture β the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
- swipe β a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club.
- rifle β a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- sack β a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
- appropriate β Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
- abscond β If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
- thieve β to take by theft; steal.
- purloin β to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- disinherit β Law. to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).
- roll β to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- hustle β to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
- pilfer β steal in small amounts
- burglarize β If a building is burglarized, a thief enters it by force and steals things.
- relieve β to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- oust β to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
- pillage β to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
- despoil β To despoil a place means to make it less attractive, valuable, or important by taking things away from it or by destroying it.
- filch β to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.
- lift β to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- snitch β to snatch or steal; pilfer.
- promote β to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- swindle β to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- cop β A cop is a policeman or policewoman.
- pinch β to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
- heist β a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
- scrounge β to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- withhold β to hold back; restrain or check.
- requisition β the act of requiring or demanding.