English noun: breed | |||
1. | breed (group) a special variety of domesticated animals within a species | ||
Samples | He experimented on a particular breed of white rats. He created a new strain of sheep. | ||
Synonyms | stock, strain | ||
Broader (hypernym) | animal group, variety | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bloodstock, pedigree | ||
Member meronym | species | ||
2. | breed (cognition) a special type | ||
Samples | Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | type | ||
English verb: breed | |||
1. | breed (creation) call forth | ||
Synonyms | engender, spawn | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cause, do, make | ||
2. | breed (contact) copulate with a female, used especially of horses | ||
Samples | The horse covers the mare. | ||
Synonyms | cover | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | copulate, couple, mate, pair | ||
Verb group | brood, cover, hatch, incubate | ||
Domain category | animal husbandry | ||
3. | breed (contact) cause to procreate (animals) | ||
Samples | She breeds dogs. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make, produce | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cross, crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed, mongrelise, mongrelize | ||
4. | breed (body) have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) | ||
Samples | Pandas rarely breed in captivity. These bacteria reproduce. | ||
Synonyms | multiply | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | multiply, procreate, reproduce | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pullulate | ||