HOUSEBREAK

housebreak, house-train

(verb) train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

housebreak (third-person singular simple present housebreaks, present participle housebreaking, simple past housebroke, past participle housebroken)

(transitive) To train an animal to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.

(intransitive) To break into a house, typically to burgle it.

Synonyms

• (train an animal): toilet-train

Source: Wiktionary



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