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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

break-in

· IPA /brˈeɪkˌɪn/
01 n. an act of trespassing into a closed structure such as a house or place of busineess for an unlawful purpose, usually as part of a burglary.
  1. 1.
    an act of trespassing into a closed structure such as a house or place of busineess for an unlawful purpose, usually as part of a burglary.
Syn. housebreaking, breaking and entering.