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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.
A dead light-bulb is a break in the circuit, so that will also stop the current.
On the opposite shore, I could make out a small railway bridge through a break in the trees.
The 22-year-old crawled back to 3-4 with a service break in the seventh game.

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