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| house·break [ hwss bràyk ] |
transitive verb (past house·broke [ hówss brōk ], past participle house·bro·ken [ hówss brkən ], present participle house·break·ing, 3rd person present singular house·breaks) |
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1. teach animal to excrete outdoors: to teach an animal to excrete outdoors or in a specific place
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2. make somebody behave: to teach acceptable behavior to somebody
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informal humorous
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  Do you think we can ever housebreak those kids?
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noun (plural house·breaks) |
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crime
Same as break-in (sense 1)
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