break in vs break up

break up vs break in

break in and break up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
break in	No	No	Yes	No
break up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, break up is a hypernym of break in; that is, break up is a word with a broader meaning than break in:

break in: break into a conversation
break up: make a break in

Other hypernyms of break in include cut off, disrupt, interrupt.

break in (verb)	break up (verb)
make submissive, obedient, or useful	laugh unrestrainedly
break so as to fall inward	break or cause to break into pieces
start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role	come to an end
break into a conversation	separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
intrude on uninvited	cause to go into a solution
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act	cause to separate
	close at the end of a session
	bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
	make a break in
	set or keep apart
	break violently or noisily; smash
	attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
	release ice
	destroy the completeness of a set of related items
	take apart into its constituent pieces
	suffer a nervous breakdown
	disband
	to cause to separate and go in different directions
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

Difference between break in and break up

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