breaks into
Enters without permission
Breaks into has two main senses.
The first is forced entry—someone breaks into a house, a car, a safe.
The second is sudden transition into a new state or activity: She breaks into a smile, The horse breaks into a gallop, He breaks into song.
Both share the idea of crossing a threshold, whether physical or figurative.
- smashBreak violently apart
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- breachBreaking of agreement
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- intrudeEnter uninvited
force · forced entry · invasion · crowbar · infiltration · lock-picking · security system · trespass · shatters · glass · window pane · hacking · smash-and-grab · penetrate · incursion · clandestine · door · enter
structural integrity
breaks intolocks up
Secures or confines
secures · fortifies · barricades · boards up · reinforces
break, breaking, breakfast, breakdown, daybreak, outbreak, breakable, breaker, heartbreak