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breed

/ breed /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a lineage or race of people
Type of:
ancestry lineage derivation
Derived:
multiply
noun Sense 2
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
"he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"
"he created a new strain of sheep"
Type of:
animal group variety
Kinds of:
bloodstock pedigree
Has parts:
species
Derived:
stock multiply
noun Sense 3
a special lineage
"a breed of Americans"
Type of:
lineage line line of descent
Derived:
multiply
verb Sense 4
have young (animals)
"pandas rarely breed in captivity"
Type of:
reproduce procreate multiply
Kinds of:
pullulate
Derived:
generation multiplication propagation half-breed strain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
of plants or animals
"She breeds dogs"
Type of:
produce make create
Kinds of:
mongrelize mongrelise crossbreed cross hybridize
Derived:
strain stock breeder stock breeder breeding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
copulate with a female, used especially of horses
"The horse covers the mare"
Type of:
copulate mate pair
Verb group:
brood hatch cover incubate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Domain:
animal husbandry
noun Sense 7
half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents)
Type of:
half-caste
Kinds of:
metis
Derived:
multiply
verb Sense 8
call forth
Type of:
cause do make
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
86%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
50
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

ancestry lineage derivation animal group variety bloodstock pedigree line line of descent reproduce procreate multiply