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break in

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Verb

  1. To enter a place by force or illicit means.
  2. To reach a state of functioning more smoothly through use or wear; to cause (something, or someone, new) to undergo this change.
  3. Starting something brand new or at a new level.
  4. To tame; make obedient; to train to follow orders of the owner.
  5. To take the virginity of a girl, to deflower.
  6. To interrupt one's conversation; speak before another person has finished speaking.
  7. To initiate a new person into prostitution or prison sex acts.

Noun

  1. The act of entering a place with the intent to steal or commit some other offense; an instance of breaking and entering.
  2. A novelty record where a question is asked or a comment is raised, and the replies are lyrics from other songs, sampled from the recordings.

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