"broken in" meaning in English

See broken in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more broken in [comparative], most broken in [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-|more|sup=broken in}} broken in (not generally comparable, comparative more broken in, superlative most broken in)
  1. (participial adjective; mechanical, engineering) (sometimes comparative) Having been broken in to seat the parts. Tags: adjective, error-misspelling, not-comparable, participle, usually Categories (topical): Engineering Synonyms: run in
    Sense id: en-broken_in-en-adj-mtiGZHqk Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} broken in
  1. past participle of break in Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: break in
    Sense id: en-broken_in-en-verb-CQ4g53P5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70

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