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All break into synonyms

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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.
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