[syn: break in, break]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
break in
v 1: enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an
unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or
commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on
vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!";
"who broke into my account last night?" [syn: break in,
break]
2: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in,
even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn:
chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in,
barge in, break in]
3: start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
4: intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our
conversation"
5: break so as to fall inward; "He broke in the door"
6: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to
break"; "I broke in the new intern" [syn: break in,
break]