break in (into)

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• break down into — phr verb Break down into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑part, ↑unit …   Collocations dictionary

• break out into — phr verb Break out into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑sweat …   Collocations dictionary

• break up into opposing factions — index polarize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Break — (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• break down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To smash or hit (something) so that it falls; cause to fall by force. * /The firemen broke down the door./ 2. To reduce or destroy the strength or effect of; weaken; win over. * /By helpful kindness the teacher broke… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• break down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To smash or hit (something) so that it falls; cause to fall by force. * /The firemen broke down the door./ 2. To reduce or destroy the strength or effect of; weaken; win over. * /By helpful kindness the teacher broke… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• break — break1 W1S1 [breık] v past tense broke [brəuk US brouk] past participle broken [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(separate into pieces)¦ 2¦(bones)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5¦(promise/agreement)¦ 6¦(stop/rest)¦ 7¦(end something)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• break into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms break into : present tense I/you/we/they break into he/she/it breaks into present participle breaking into past tense broke into past participle broken into 1) break into something to enter a building by force …   English dictionary

• break up — v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) to break up into (they broke up the estate into small lots; our party broke up into several splinter groups) 2) (colloq.) (D; intr.) to break up with (he broke up with his girlfriend) 3) (misc.) break up it up! (esp. AE;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• break down — v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) to break down into (to break down a substance into its components) 2) (misc.) to break down in tears * * * [ breɪk daʊn] (misc.) to break down in tears (D; intr., tr.) to break down into (to break down a substance into its… …   Combinatory dictionary

• break down — verb 1. make ineffective (Freq. 3) Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination • Syn: ↑crush • Derivationally related forms: ↑breakdown • Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary