break-in
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈbreɪkˌɪn/
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allanamiento
- The police are investigating a break-in that occurred last night at the local jewelry store.
- Watergate break-in
Now it's, it's kind of interesting why the Watergate was chosen and Nixon did not order a break in into the Watergate.
- Now it's, it's kind of interesting why the Watergate was chosen and Nixon did not order a break in into the Watergate.
- There's a smoke detector in case of a fire, and there's a siren that works really well as a deterrent if there happens to be a break in.
Examples
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What little doubt he had about the break-in at the apartment vanished.
Fiction book (1995) -
Hey, we've had some break-ins in my neighbourhood.
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According to police reports, these break-ins happened during the day when the residents were away.
Blog text (15) -
So far this year, home break-ins are up nearly 2.5 percent over last year.
Blog text (8) -
There have been several break-ins in the neighborhood.
Fiction book (1991) -
The neighborhood has lots of break-ins.
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I'd like to report a break-in.
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There's been two break-ins in my neighborhood in the last six weeks.
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I hear there's been a few break-ins in the neighbourhood lately?
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I'd like to report a break-in at 1-8-5-5 Stacy Street, apartment 4F.
Synonyms
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3.0
Entering a building without permission to steal things
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6.6
Entering a place or someone's private life without permission
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5.6
To illegally enter a building by force to steal things
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4.7
The act of entering someone else's land without permission
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4.3
Entering someone's property without permission
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8.2
An illegal entry into a building to steal things or commit a crime
A sudden entry into a place by water or by someone forcing their way in
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Break-in comes from the words break and in, which together make the picture of forcing something open 'to get inside', like breaking a window to enter. So a break-in is an illegal entry into a building, usually to steal.