| Main Entry: | break in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intrude |
Synonyms: |
barge in, breach, break and enter, burglarize, burgle, burst in, butt in, interfere, interject, interrupt, intervene, invade, meddle, raid, rob, steal, trespass |
| Main Entry: | break in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | train in new skill |
Synonyms: |
accustom, condition, educate, gentle, get used to, habituate, initiate, instruct, prepare, tame |
| Main Entry: | barge in/barge into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charge |
Synonyms: |
break in, burst in, collide, infringe, interrupt, intrude, muscle in, push, shove, stumble |
Antonyms: |
wait |
| Main Entry: | burglary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stealing from residence, business |
Synonyms: |
break-in, breaking and entering, caper, crime, filching, heist, housebreaking, larceny, owl job, pilferage, prowl, robbery, safecracking, second-story work, sting, theft, thieving |
| Notes: | burglary can take place when the victim is not there and is the theft of property without the owner being aware of the crime; in robbery, the victim is present and is confronted |
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring into being; bring about |
Synonyms: |
be at the bottom of, begin, brainstorm*, break in, break the ice, breed, bring to pass, come out with, compel, cook up, create, dream up, effect, elicit, engender, evoke, fire up, generate, get things rolling, give rise to, hatch, incite, induce, introduce, kickoff, kindle, lead to, let, make, make up, motivate, muster, occasion, open, originate, precipitate, produce, provoke, result in, revert, secure, sow the seeds, start the ball rolling, think up, work up |
| Main Entry: | chip in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contribute |
Synonyms: |
ante up, break in, chime in, come through, conate, go Dutch, interpose, interrupt, pay, pitch in, subscribe |
Antonyms: |
pilfer, take, take away |
| Main Entry: | coach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | instruct, usually in recreation |
Synonyms: |
break in, cram, drill, educate, hone, lay it out for, lick into shape, prepare, pull one's coat, put through the grind, put through the mill, ready, school, teach, train, tutor |
Antonyms: |
accept, learn, listen |
| Main Entry: | cut in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interrupt |
Synonyms: |
break in, butt in, chisel in, horn in, interfere, interpose, intervene, intrude, move in, obtrude |
Antonyms: |
allow |
| Main Entry: | cut off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent; interrupt |
Synonyms: |
block, break in, bring to end, catch, close off, disconnect, discontinue, halt, insulate, intercept, intersect, intervene, intrude, isolate, obstruct, renounce, segregate, separate, sequester, suspend |
Antonyms: |
allow, encourage, permit |
| Main Entry: | domesticate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tame; habituate |
Synonyms: |
acclimatize, accustom, break, break in, breed, bring up, bust, corral, domiciliate, familiarize, gentle, herd, hitch, housetrain, naturalize, raise, reclaim, round up, subdue, teach, train, yoke |