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shopbreaking

shopbreaking noun: the act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.

Noun

shopbreaking (countable and uncountable, plural shopbreakings)

  1. The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.

Forms of shopbreaking

pluralshopbreakings

Origin of shopbreaking

From shop + breaking.

Questions about shopbreaking

What does shopbreaking mean?
Shopbreaking means the act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
What part of speech is shopbreaking?
Shopbreaking is a noun.
What is the plural of shopbreaking?
The plural of shopbreaking is shopbreakings.

Words near shopbreaking in the dictionary

  1. shopbought
  2. shopboy
  3. shopboys
  4. shopbreaker
  5. shopbreakers
  6. shopbreaking
  7. shopbreakings
  8. shopdropper
  9. shopdroppers
  10. shopdropping
  11. shope

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