1. breed - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): variety, animal_group
2. breed - noun
· a special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"
Hypernym(s): type
3. breed - verb
· call forth
4. breed - verb
· copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare"
Synonym(s): cover
Hypernym(s): copulate, mate, pair, couple
5. breed - verb
· cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs"
Hypernym(s): produce, make, create
6. breed - verb
· have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"
Synonym(s): multiply
Hypernym(s): reproduce, procreate, multiply
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