English dictionary
breed
nounPronunciation
bɹiːd
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a special type
noun
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
verb
- have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
verb
- cause to procreate (animals)
verb
- copulate with a female, used especially of horses
verb
- call forth
Example sentences
Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs
he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
he created a new strain of sheep
pandas rarely breed in captivity
She breeds dogs
The horse covers the mare