housebreak
nounEtymology From house + break, back-formed from housebroken in the animal-training sense.
1
Synonym of housebreaking.
- Related terms
- subdue, break, domesticate
housebreak
verb/ˈhaʊs.bɹeɪk/
Etymology From house + break, back-formed from housebroken in the animal-training sense.
1
US To train an animal to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
2
US To break into a house, typically to burgle it.
- Synonyms
- housetrain, toilet-train
- Related terms
- housebreaker, housebreaking