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breed

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breed, verb, bred,breeding,noun.

breed

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expr. breed in and in, to breed from related parents; inbreed.
Ex. They breed in and in ... Marrying their cousins--nay, their aunts and nieces (Byron).

breed

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expr. breed out, to remove (an undesirable trait) through selective breeding.
Ex. Cruelty and the fighting instinct have not yet been bred out of the human species (Wall Street Journal).

breed

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noun 1. a group of animals or plants having the same type of ancestors; race; stock.
Ex. Jerseys and Guernseys are breeds of cattle. The Norsemen were a hardy breed.
2. kind; sort; type.
Ex. Mountain life produces a strong, tough breed

breed

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v.i. 1. to produce offspring.
Ex. to breed from a mare of good stock. Rabbits breed rapidly.
2. (Figurative.) to come into existence; develop.
Ex. Sedition or progress can breed from discontent.
3. (Dialect.) to be pregnant.

breed

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v.t. 1a. to produce (young).
Ex. Rabbits breed families rapidly.
b. to propagate or produce (plants), especially by controlled pollination.
Ex. to breed new varieties of corn.
2a. to raise (especially livestock).
Ex. This