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housebreak

verb

Meaning

  1. To train an animal to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
  2. To break into a house, typically to burgle it.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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