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breeding definition

breeding


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  breed 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  breed 
 
  Sense  3 
  breed 
  =>  mongrelize 
  =>  mate 
  =>  crossbreed,  cross,  hybridize,  interbreed 
 
  Sense  4 
  breed,  multiply 
  =>  pullulate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  breed 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  breed 
 
  Sense  3 
  breed 
  =>  mongrelize 
  =>  mate 
  =>  backcross 
  =>  crossbreed,  cross,  hybridize,  interbreed 
 
  Sense  4 
  breed,  multiply 
  =>  pullulate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  breed 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  breed 
 
  4  senses  of  breed 
 
  Sense  1 
  engender,  breed,  spawn 
  =>  cause  do  make 
 
  Sense  2 
  breed,  cover 
  =>  copulate,  mate,  pair,  couple 
 
  Sense  3 
  breed 
  =>  produce,  make  create 
 
  Sense  4 
  breed,  multiply 
  =>  reproduce,  procreate,  multiply 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  breed 
 
  breed  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  breed 
 
  Sense  1 
  engender,  breed,  spawn 
  =>  cause  do  make 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  breed,  cover 
  =>  copulate,  mate,  pair,  couple 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  breed 
  =>  produce,  make  create 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  breed,  multiply 
  =>  reproduce,  procreate,  multiply 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  breeding 
  breeding 
  breeding  ground 
  cattle  breeding 
  crossbreeding 
  dog  breeding 
  horse  breeding 
  ill-breeding 
  inbreeding 
  interbreeding 
 
  Overview  of  noun  breeding 
 
  The  noun  breeding  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  refinement,  breeding,  genteelness,  gentility  --  (elegance  by  virtue  of  fineness  of  manner  and  expression) 
  2.  education,  training,  breeding  --  (the  result  of  good  upbringing  (especially  knowledge  of  correct  social  behavior);  "a  woman  of  breeding  and  refinement") 
  3.  breeding,  bringing  up  fostering,  fosterage,  nurture,  raising,  rearing,  upbringing  --  (raising  someone  to  be  an  accepted  member  of  the  community;  "they  debated  whether  nature  or  nurture  was  more  important") 
  4.  breeding  --  (the  production  of  animals  or  plants  by  inbreeding  or  hybridization) 
  5.  reproduction,  procreation,  breeding,  facts  of  life  --  (the  sexual  activity  of  conceiving  and  bearing  offspring) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  breed 
 
  The  verb  breed  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  engender,  breed,  spawn  --  (call  forth) 
  2.  (1)  breed,  cover  --  (copulate  with  a  female,  used  esp.  of  horses;  "The  horse  covers  the  mare") 
  3.  breed  --  (of  plants  or  animals;  "She  breeds  dogs") 
  4.  breed,  multiply  --  (have  young;  used  of  animals;  derogatory  when  used  for  people) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  breeding 
 
  The  adj  breeding  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  breeding  --  (producing  offspring  or  set  aside  especially  for  producing  offspring;  "the  breeding  population";  "retained  a  few  bulls  for  breeding  purposes") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  breeding 
 
  1  sense  of  breeding 
 
  Sense  1 
  breeding 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  fruitful)  ->  unfruitful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  breeding 
 
  1  sense  of  breeding 
 
  Sense  1 
  breeding 
  =>  fruitful  (vs.  unfruitful) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  breeding 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  breeding 
 
  breeding  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  breeding 
  breeding 
 
  Overview  of  noun  breeding 
 
  The  noun  breeding  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  refinement,  breeding,  genteelness,  gentility  --  (elegance  by  virtue  of  fineness  of  manner  and  expression) 
  2.  education,  training,  breeding  --  (the  result  of  good  upbringing  (especially  knowledge  of  correct  social  behavior);  "a  woman  of  breeding  and  refinement") 
  3.  breeding,  bringing  up  fostering,  fosterage,  nurture,  raising,  rearing,  upbringing  --  (raising  someone  to  be  an  accepted  member  of  the  community;  "they  debated  whether  nature  or  nurture  was  more  important") 
  4.  breeding  --  (the  production  of  animals  or  plants  by  inbreeding  or  hybridization) 
  5.  reproduction,  procreation,  breeding,  facts  of  life  --  (the  sexual  activity  of  conceiving  and  bearing  offspring) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  breed 
 
  The  verb  breed  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  engender,  breed,  spawn  --  (call  forth) 
  2.  (1)  breed,  cover  --  (copulate  with  a  female,  used  esp.  of  horses;  "The  horse  covers  the  mare") 
  3.  breed  --  (of  plants  or  animals;  "She  breeds  dogs") 
  4.  breed,  multiply  --  (have  young;  used  of  animals;  derogatory  when  used  for  people) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  breeding 
 
  The  adj  breeding  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  breeding  --  (producing  offspring  or  set  aside  especially  for  producing  offspring;  "the  breeding  population";  "retained  a  few  bulls  for  breeding  purposes") 



breeding definition