Synonyms for break in
break in

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1. housebreaking, break-in, breaking and enteringverb

   trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent

   Synonyms:
   breaking and entering, break-in, housebreaking

2. break in, breakverb

   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?"

   Synonyms:
   crack, break away, give way, soften, reveal, barge in, develop, unwrap, conk out, part, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, break out, separate, split, give away, damp, smash, interrupt, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, cut in, divulge, pause, butt in, get around, wear out, cave in, let on, break-dance, check, break up, breach, give out, give, split up, better, burst, go bad, break off, disclose, chime in, bust, erupt, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, chisel in, kick downstairs, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, expose, break, discontinue, intermit, wear, put in

3. chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break inverb

   break into a conversation

   "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"

   Synonyms:
   barge in, hive away, inject, lay in, interpose, install, interject, butt in, stash away, throw in, set up, stack away, instal, stick in, put in, store, submit, break, insert, gate-crash, enclose, chime in, cut in, come in, crash, introduce, inclose, chisel in, salt away

4. break inverb

   start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role

   Synonyms:
   cut in, barge in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, break, put in

5. break inverb

   intrude on uninvited

   "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"

   Synonyms:
   cut in, barge in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, break, put in

6. break inverb

   break so as to fall inward

   "He broke in the door"

   Synonyms:
   cut in, barge in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, break, put in

7. break in, breakverb

   make submissive, obedient, or useful

   "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"

   Synonyms:
   crack, break away, give way, soften, reveal, barge in, develop, unwrap, conk out, part, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, break out, separate, split, give away, damp, smash, interrupt, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, cut in, divulge, pause, butt in, get around, wear out, cave in, let on, break-dance, check, break up, breach, give out, give, split up, better, burst, go bad, break off, disclose, chime in, bust, erupt, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, chisel in, kick downstairs, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, expose, break, discontinue, intermit, wear, put in

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1. • Begin
   • Break
   • Interrupt
   • Intrude
   • Tame
   • Trespass

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1. break in

   Synonyms:
   make an irruption

2. break in

   Synonyms:
   intrude one's self, take up the discourse, begin to speak

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1. Todd Rosenbluth:

   There's not a lot of whitespace left that isn't being taken up by passive funds or well-established active funds. Unless it's a fund manager starting up his own shop, the only way for most funds to break in is to market a more sophisticated strategy.

2. Gilles Simon:

   It was a great match for me, i got lucky to have an early break in each set and I'm really happy about the match I played today.

3. Jules Feiffer:

   Maturity is only a short break in adolescence.

4. Charles Mathias, Jr.:

   I cannot help but wonder whether, by continuing and expanding the school lunch program, we aren't witnessing, if not encouraging, the slow demise of yet another American tradition the brown bag. ... Perhaps we are beholding yet another break in the chain that links child to home.

5. Scott Stewart:

   We are not going to see any major break in these heavily Sunni areas in Iraq until the U.S. is able to get the Sunnis back on board. And that is also going to involve some arm-twisting on the Shia leadership in order for them to give a little bit to the Sunnis.