break in

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === break in (third-person singular simple present breaks in, present participle breaking in, simple past broke in, past participle broken in) (intransitive) To enter a place by force or illicit means. (ambitransitive, ergative, idiomatic) To reach a state of functioning more smoothly through use or wear; to cause (something, or someone, new) to undergo this change. Synonym: wear in Coordinate terms: break down, wear out (transitive, idiomatic) Starting something brand new or at a new level. (transitive, of a horse) To tame; make obedient; to train to follow orders of the owner. (transitive, colloquial) To take the virginity of a girl, to deflower. (intransitive) To interrupt one's conversation; speak before another person has finished speaking. (transitive, slang) To initiate a new person into prostitution or prison sex acts. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === break and enter, breaking and entering burn-in === Anagrams === inbreak