Definitions for breed
Overview of noun breed
The noun breed has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) breed, strain, stock
(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")
2. breed
(a special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs")
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 especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare")
3. breed
(cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs")
4. breed, multiply
(have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce")
