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breed definition
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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 breed breed breeder breeder reactor breeding breeding ground crossbreed half-breed Overview of noun breed The noun breed has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) breed -- (a special lineage; "a breed of Americans") 2. (1) breed, strain, stock, variety -- (a special kind of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new variety of sheep") 3. half-breed, breed -- (half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents)) 4. breed, strain -- (a lineage or race of people) 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) Grep of adj breed breeding half-breed Overview of noun breed The noun breed has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) breed -- (a special lineage; "a breed of Americans") 2. (1) breed, strain, stock, variety -- (a special kind of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new variety of sheep") 3. half-breed, breed -- (half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents)) 4. breed, strain -- (a lineage or race of people) 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)
breed definition
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