noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of housebreaking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: housebreaking
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
housebreak
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/ˈhaʊs.bɹeɪk/
verb
Meaning 2
To train an animal to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To break into a house, typically to burgle it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: house-train
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: train, develop, prepare, educate
History
Etymology
From house + break, back-formed from housebroken in the animal-training sense.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: szobatisztaságra szoktat — train an animal to avoid urinating in the house
- Portuguese: domesticar — train an animal to avoid urinating in the house