Complete Definition of "break in"

English

Verb
en-verb|inf=break in|breaks in|breaking in|broke in|broken in

  1. To enter by force or illicit means

#:Someone broke into his car and stole his radio.

  1. idiom To make something (or someone) new function more naturally through use or wear

#:''These shoes will be more comfortable after I have broken them in.

Translations
trans-top|to enter by force or illicitly
Finnish: murtautua
trans-bottom

trans-top|to make sthg new function well through use
Finnish: ajaa sisään
trans-bottom

See also

break-in (noun)
break out

io:break in

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