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breed

/ˈbɹiːd/noun, verb1 syllable

Breed means: copulate with a female, used especially of horses.

Synonyms for breed12

noun, as in a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

strain, stock

verb, as in copulate with a female, used especially of horses

cover, brood, hatch, incubate

verb, as in call forth

engender, spawn

verb, as in have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)

multiply

also used for breed

raise, bring up, rear

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What does breed mean?6

verb

1

copulate with a female, used especially of horses“The horse covers the mare”

2

call forth

3

have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)“pandas rarely breed in captivity”

4

cause to procreate (animals)“She breeds dogs”

noun

1

a special variety of domesticated animals within a species“he experimented on a particular breed of white rats”

2

a special type“Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with breed?32

three syllables

guaranteeddisagreed
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 32 rhymes for breed, grouped by syllable

Breed in a sentence

  • In the countryside, everybody used to breed chicken and rabbits.sacredceltic
  • We will be able to breed cows and sheep, for example.AlanF_US
  • Some animals will not breed when kept in cages.CK
  • Here a new breed of cow was bred.AlanF_US
  • The hunters were still arguing and roaring like some semi-human amphibious breed.CM
  • Mark's goat is a rare breed that is known for its high milk production.Amastan
  • Matthew can't remember what breed that dog was.Amastan
  • The corporation encouraged the farmers to raise that breed of sheep.Amastan

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Forms of breed

as a noun

plural
breeds

as a verb

past tense
bred
past participle
bred
present participle
breeding
third-person singular
breeds