housebreak /ˈhaʊsˌbreɪk/ verb housebreaks; housebroke /-ˌbroʊk/ ; /ˈhaʊsˌbroʊk/; housebroken /-ˌbroʊkən/ ; /ˈhaʊsˌbroʊkən/ ; housebreaking housebreaks; housebroke /-ˌbroʊk/ ; /ˈhaʊsˌbroʊk/; housebroken /-ˌbroʊkən/ ; /ˈhaʊsˌbroʊkən/ ; housebreaking Learner's definition of HOUSEBREAK
[+ object] US
: to train (an animal) to urinate or defecate outside the home or in an acceptable place indoors训练（动物）养成卫生习惯