Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To train (a dog) to urinate and defecate outdoors and not indoors.
- transitive verb To subdue; tame.
- noun The breaking and entering or burglary of a dwelling.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb to train a pet to live cleanly in a house, especially by training it to defecate and urinate in designated boxes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
train ananimal toavoid urinating ordefecating in thehouse , except within alitterbox ,toilet , or otherreceptacle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
Etymologies
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Examples
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Only the photographer looks out of the window, when all have windows open, except when a dog or housebreak is involved.
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Good luck with your new pup, and if Pritchard is anything like Bailey you'll find that they are relatively easy to housebreak, more then willing to learn, and that she will be your best friend for many years too come ...
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They're not only gorgeous and affectionate; they're easy to housebreak, too.
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You should begin to housebreak as soon as you bring your new troll home.
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Good luck with your new pup, and if Pritchard is anything like Bailey you'll find that they are relatively easy to housebreak, more then willing to learn, and that she will be your best friend for many years too come ...
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It took almost a year to housebreak her, mainly because in her excitement she could generally only make it a flight or two down from my apartment before releasing her bladder.
El Perro 2008
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This cuts the effort required to housebreak and train by more than half.
Born to Bark Stanley Coren 2010
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Let's see them try to housebreak a puppy by spreading their laptops all over the kitchen floor.
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He does make life interesting, and it may be easier to keep him around than to have to housebreak a new governor.
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Trying to work with this Administration would be like trying to housebreak a wolverine.
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