BREAK-IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does break-in mean? 

• BREAK-IN (noun)
  The noun BREAK-IN has 1 sense:

1. trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent

  Familiarity information: BREAK-IN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BREAK-IN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

break-in; breaking and entering; housebreaking

Hypernyms ("break-in" is a kind of...):

burglary (entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "break-in"):

home invasion (burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home)

Derivation:

break in (enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act)