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breed /brēd/ transitive verb (pat and pap bred)- To generate or bring forth
- To cause or promote the generation of, or the production of breeds of
- To train or bring up
- To cause or occasion
intransitive verb- To be pregnant (now dialect)
- To produce offspring
- To be produced or brought forth
- To be in training, to be educated (Walter Scott)
noun- That which is bred, progeny or offspring
- A strain, variety or race
- A kind, type
ORIGIN: OE brēdan to cherish, keep warm; Ger brüten to hatch breedˈer noun - A person or thing that breeds
- A breeder reactor
- A heterosexual (derog sl)
breedˈing noun - The act or process of producing
- Ancestry, pedigree
- Upbringing
- Manners
breedˈ-bate noun (Shakespeare) A person who foments trouble or strife breeder reactor noun A nuclear reactor which creates more fissile material than it consumes breeding ground noun - A place where animals, etc go to breed
- An attitude, environment, etc which fosters or creates esp something considered undesirable
best of breed - A dog judged the outstanding animal of its type at a show
- The best available product on the market (commerce)
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