Textual thesaurus for "breed"

(noun) stock, strain

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

(verb) multiply

have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)

pandas rarely breed in captivity; These bacteria reproduce

(verb) cover

copulate with a female, used especially of horses

The horse covers the mare

(verb) engender, spawn

call forth