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Adjective broken in has 1 sense

broken, broken in - tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"
Antonyms: wild, untamed (indirect, via tame)

Verb break in has 6 senses

break in, break - enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"
--₁ is one way to trespass, intrude

Derived form: noun break-in₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s
chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break in - break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
--₂ is one way to interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
break in - start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
--₃ is one way to get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
break in - intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"
--₄ is one way to intrude, irrupt
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
break in - break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"
--₅ is one way to break
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
break in, break - make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
--₆ is one way to domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody