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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word break ins:

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  1. break-ins: Merriam-Webster
  2. break-ins, break-ins: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Break-Ins, Break-ins, break-ins: Wordnik
  4. break-ins: Wiktionary
  5. break-ins: Dictionary.com
  6. break-ins: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See break_in as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (break in)

verb:  (intransitive) To enter a place by force or illicit means.
verb:  (ambitransitive, ergative, idiomatic) To reach a state of functioning more smoothly through use or wear; to cause (something, or someone, new) to undergo this change.
verb:  (transitive, idiomatic) Starting something brand new or at a new level.
verb:  (transitive, of a horse) To tame; make obedient; to train to follow orders of the owner.
verb:  (transitive, colloquial) To take the virginity of a girl, to deflower.
verb:  (intransitive) To interrupt one's conversation; speak before another person has finished speaking.
verb:  (transitive, slang) To initiate a new person into prostitution or prison sex acts.
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