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What does break in mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word break in? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To enter a place by force or illicit means.
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) To cause (something, or someone, new) to function more naturally through use or wear
  3. (transitive, of a horse) To tame; make obedient; to train to follow orders of the owner.
  4. (intransitive) To interrupt one's conversation; speak before another person has finished speaking.
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That same day a fatal railway accident occurred when more than a hundred navvies returned from their Christmas break in Adelaide.
The break in the electric circuit had not been closed by pressure on the trip wire.
Without a break in the smooth movement, Uke stretches his fist up and steps forward to bring the back of the knuckles on Tori's head.
The saplings can survive for decades in the shade, waiting for a break in the canopy and a chance to join their relatives in the sunlight.
The only break in the stockade is a narrow passageway that zigzags up the middle.
On the opposite shore, I could make out a small railway bridge through a break in the trees.

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