to enter a building by force, especially in order to steal things
Example: At one's own parties, she pointed out, one was entitled to break in on any conversation.
to help someone get used to something new, for example a new job
Example: It said the precise time of the break-in had not been communicated.
to interrupt when someone is talking
Example: Parson Hooper put the investigation of the church break-in in the hands of the police.
to make new shoes or clothes comfortable by wearing them
Example: Someone had broken in through the bedroom window.
to train a horse that is young or wild
Example: The abrupt break in his downward momentum felt like the intercession of God.
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