breed
/briːd/
verb
- To keep animals or plants in order to produce young ones, often with specific desired qualities.
- The gardener breeds roses that are resistant to disease.
- Farmers breed cows to get more milk.
- They breed Labrador retrievers for their friendly temperament.
- To cause something to happen or develop, usually something negative.
- Lack of communication can breed mistrust in a relationship.
- Poverty often breeds crime in urban areas.
- Dirty conditions breed disease.
- To produce offspring; to reproduce.
- The fish breed in the shallow waters near the shore.
- These birds breed only in the spring.
- Rabbits breed very quickly.
noun
- A particular type or variety of animal or plant, especially one developed by humans.
- This breed of chicken lays brown eggs.
- The Golden Retriever is a popular breed of dog.
- There are many different breeds of cats, from Persians to Siamese.
- A type or kind of person.
- A new breed of artists is changing the way we think about sculpture.
- He is a rare breed of politician who actually keeps his promises.
- Explorers are a special breed of people who love adventure.