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house-trained — adj BrE a pet animal that is house trained has been trained not to make the house dirty with its ↑urine and ↑faeces American Equivalent: housebroken >housetrain v [T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
house-trained — adj. same as {housebroken}. Syn: housebroken, housetrained. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
house-trained — adjective (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place housebroken pets house trained is chiefly British • Syn: ↑housebroken • Similar to: ↑trained * * * /ˈhaʊsˌtreınd/ adj chiefly Brit : ↑ … Useful english dictionary
house-trained — adjective BrE a pet that is house trained has been trained not to make the house dirty with its urine and faeces; housebroken AmE housetrain verb (T) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
house-trained — UK / US adjective British 1) a pet that is house trained knows that it must go outside or use a special container inside when it needs to get rid of urine or faeces from its body. The American word is housebroken. 2) humorous knowing how to… … English dictionary
ˈhouse-ˌtrained — adj British a pet that is house trained knows that it must go outside or use a special container inside when it needs to go to the toilet … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
house-trained — /ˈhaʊs treɪnd/ (say hows traynd) adjective 1. (of a pet) trained to excrete outside the house. 2. (humorous) (of a person) capable of looking after a house and domestic affairs …
house-trained — adjective Of a pet: trained not to excrete indoors. Syn: house broken … Wiktionary
house-trained — /hows traynd /, adj. Brit. housebroken. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
house-broken — houseˈ broken adjective House trained • • • Main Entry: ↑house * * * ˈhouse broken [house broken] (NAmE) (BrE … Useful english dictionary
