BREAK IN

Meaning of BREAK IN in English

operate or drive slowly when it is new

When I bought my first new car, Dad said to break it in carefully.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BREAK IN — verb Date: circa 1535 intransitive verb to enter something (as a building or computer system) without consent or by force, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BREAK-IN — noun Date: 1856 the act or action of breaking in , a performance or a series of performances serving as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BREAK-IN — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: break in 1. : the act or action of breaking in 2. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREAK IN — verb intransitive verb 1. : to break and enter thieves broke in and stole the money 2. : to interrupt …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREAK-IN — /brayk"in'/ , n. 1. an illegal entry into a home, car, office, etc. 2. See break-in period . [ 1855-60; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BREAK-IN — n. forced entry, entry to the property or house of a person by means of force (for the purposes of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BREAK IN — v. enter forcibly; enter a building or room or a person's house by means of force (with the intention to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BREAK IN — Date: circa 1535 intransitive verb 1. : to enter something (as a building or computer system) without consent or by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BREAK-IN — noun Date: 1856 1. : the act or action of breaking in a rash of break-in s at the new …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BREAK-IN — Pronunciation: ' br ā k- ˌ in Function: noun Date: 1856 1 : the act or action of breaking in …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BREAK IN — Function: intransitive verb Date: circa 1535 1 : to enter something (as a building or computer system) without consent or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BREAK-IN — ■ noun an illegal forced entry in order to steal something.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BREAK IN — 1》 force entry to a building. 2》 interject. → break
Concise Oxford English vocab
BREAK-IN — [break-in] n (1856) 1: the act or action of breaking in "a rash of ~s at the new apartment house" …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREAK IN — [break in] vi (ca. 1552) 1: to enter a house or building by force 2. a: intrude "break in upon …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREAK-IN — break-in BrE AmE ˈbreɪk ɪn ▷ break-in|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BREAK-IN — noun an entry into a building using force, usually to steal sth
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREAK IN — to enter a building by force : Burglars had broken in while we were away. —related noun break-in
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREAK-IN — ˈbreak-in BrE AmE noun [countable] an act of entering a building illegally and by force, especially in order to steal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BREAK IN — break in phrasal verb ( see also ↑ break ) 1 . to enter a building by using force, in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BREAK-IN — ( break-ins) If there has been a break-in , someone has got into a building by force. The break-in had …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREAK IN — 1. If someone, usually a thief, breaks in , they get into a building by force. Masked robbers broke in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREAK IN — 1. If someone, usually a thief, breaks in, they get into a building by force. Masked robbers broke in and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BREAK-IN — (~s) If there has been a ~, someone has got into a building by force. The ~ had occurred just …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BREAK-IN — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The break-in occurred between midnight and six in the morning. ▪ There was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BREAK IN — Synonyms and related words : acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, adjust, admit, apprentice, barge in, be admitted, breach, break, break …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREAK-IN — {n.} (stress on "break") A robbery; a burglary. * /We lost our jewelry during a break-in./
Slang English vocab
BREAK IN — {v.} (stress on "in") 1a. To break from outside. * /The firemen broke in the door of the burning house./ …
Slang English vocab
BREAK IN — Function: verb 1 Synonyms: HOUSEBREAK Idioms: break and enter 2 Synonyms: INTERRUPT 2, chime in, chip in
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BREAK IN — 1. Make an irruption. 2. Intrude one's self, take up the discourse begin to speak, interrupt.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
BREAK IN — verb 1. Synonyms: housebreak Idioms: break and enter 2. Synonyms: interrupt 2, chime in, chip in
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREAK-IN — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
BREAK IN — phr verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
BREAK IN — phr verb Break in is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ burglar , ↑ thief Break in is …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BREAK-IN — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attempted ▪ recent ▪ factory , house , etc. BREAK-IN + NOUN ▪ happen , take place …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BREAK-IN — See ↑ STEAL 7
Longman Activator English vocab
BREAK IN — See ↑ ENTER 4, ↑ INTERRUPT 1
Longman Activator English vocab
BREAK-IN — 25B6; noun BURGLARY, robbery, theft, raid; informal smash-and-grab.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREAK IN — thieves broke in and took her cheque book : COMMIT BURGLARY, break and enter; force one's way in, burst in. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREAK IN — v. ( D ; intr. ) to ~ on (he broke in on their conversation)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
BREAK-IN — n. to commit a ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
BREAK IN — {v.} (stress on "in") 1a. To break from outside. * /The firemen broke in the door of the burning house./ …
Словарь английских идиом
BREAK-IN — {n.} (stress on "break") A robbery; a burglary. * /We lost our jewelry during a break-in./
Словарь английских идиом
BREAK IN — operate or drive slowly when it is new When I bought my first new car, Dad said to break it …
English Idioms vocab
BREAK-IN — n. (stress on "break") A robbery; a burglary. We lost our jewelry during a break-in.
American Idioms English vocabulary
BREAK IN — v. (stress on "in") 1a. To break from outside. The firemen broke in the door of the burning house. 1b. …
American Idioms English vocabulary
BREAK-IN — Period of operation between the installation of new or rebuilt parts and the time in which the parts are worn …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
BREAK IN — See break-in .
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
BREAK IN — 1) вламываться, врываться The thieves waited until it was dark enough to break in. ≈ Воры дождались, пока будет достаточно …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BREAK-IN — проникновение в систему (без получения права доступа) взлом (с целью ограбления) незаконное вторжение (спортивное) прорыв (военное) вклинивание break-in взлом (с …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BREAK-IN — Взлом
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BREAK IN — Скаляр
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BREAK IN — phr v 1. 1> врываться, вламываться 2> выламывать; разламывать to break in a door - взломать дверь 2. ( обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BREAK-IN — n 1. 1> взлом ( с целью ограбления ) 2> незаконное вторжение 2. спорт. прорыв 3. воен. вклинивание
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BREAK-IN — 1) приработка; обкатка 2) вырез в кирпиче ( для установки деревянной пробки ) 3) подслушивание ( в телефонии ) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BREAK-IN — 1) приработка; обкатка 2) вырез в кирпиче (для установки деревянной пробки) 3) подслушивание (в телефонии) 4) ввод в эксплуатацию • - engine break-in - skin break-in
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BREAK IN — 1) вламываться, врываться 2) объезжать; укрощать; дрессировать 3) обкатывать to break in car — обкатывать автомобиль to break in log — лесн. подвергать бревно …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BREAK-IN — сущ.1) взлом; (незаконное) вторжение 2) вмешательство, прерывание 3) привыкание, обкатывание, разнашивание 4) приобщение, введение в курс дела 5) спорт прорыв …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BREAK IN — вламываться, врываться; вмешаться (в разговор и т. п.; тж. on, upon); прервать (разговор); дрессировать; укрощать; объезжать (лошадей); дисциплинировать разнашивать (одежду, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BREAK IN — (n) взлом; вклинивание; незаконное вторжение; прорыв
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BREAK-IN — n 1. 1) взлом ( с целью ограбления ) 2) незаконное вторжение 2. спорт. прорыв 3. воен. вклинивание
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BREAK IN — phr v 1. 1) врываться, вламываться 2) выламывать; разламывать to ~ a door - взломать дверь 2. ( обыкн. on, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BREAK IN — phr v 1. 1> врываться, вламываться 2> выламывать; разламывать to break in a door - взломать дверь 2. ( обыкн. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BREAK-IN — n 1. 1> взлом ( с целью ограбления ) 2> незаконное вторжение 2. спорт. прорыв 3. воен. вклинивание
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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