housebreak

== English == === Etymology === From house +‎ break, back-formed from housebroken in the animal-training sense. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaʊs.bɹeɪk/ === Verb === housebreak (third-person singular simple present housebreaks, present participle housebreaking, simple past housebroke, past participle housebroken) (transitive, US) To train an animal to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle. (intransitive, US) To break into a house, typically to burgle it. ==== Synonyms ==== (train an animal): housetrain, toilet-train ==== Related terms ==== housebreaker housebreaking ==== Translations ==== === Noun === housebreak (plural housebreaks) Synonym of housebreaking. === See also === subdue break (e.g. a horse) domesticate