What does break-in mean?

break-in means "trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent".

How many syllables are in break-in?

break-in has 2 syllables: brea-k-in. The stress falls on "brea". In IPA it is /ˈbɹeɪˌkɪn/.

What is another word for break-in?

Close synonyms include housebreaking, breaking and entering. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is break-in a common word?

break-in is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with break-in?

4 words rhyme with break-in. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

break-in — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
Synonymshousebreaking breaking and entering
Broaderburglary
Narrowerhome invasion

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