Definition: make submissive, obedient, or useful
Usage: The horse was tough to break; I broke in the new intern
Similar words: domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, tame, reclaim
Definition: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
Usage: He tames lions for the circus; reclaim falcons
Synonyms: break in
Definition: break so as to fall inward
Usage: He broke in the door
Similar words: break
Definition: destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
Usage: He broke the glass plate; She broke the match
Synonyms: break in
Definition: start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
Similar words: commence, start, start out, set about, set out, get, get down, begin
Definition: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Usage: We began working at dawn; Who will start?; Get working as soon as the sun rises!; The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia; He began early in the day; Let's get down to work now
Synonyms: chime in, chisel in, break in, butt in, put in, barge in, cut in
Definition: break into a conversation
Usage: her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation
Similar words: interrupt, break up, disrupt, cut off
Definition: make a break in
Usage: We interrupt the program for the following messages
Synonyms: break in
Definition: intrude on uninvited
Usage: The nosy couple broke in on our conversation
Similar words: intrude, irrupt
Definition: enter uninvited
Usage: They intruded on our dinner party; She irrupted into our sitting room
Definition: enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
Usage: Someone broke in while I was on vacation; They broke into my car and stole my radio!; who broke into my account last night?
Similar words: trespass, intrude
Definition: enter unlawfully on someone's property
Usage: Don't trespass on my land!