Sekirov Dictionary

herd

UK /hɜːd/US /hɝd/

noun 5
verb 8
forms 3
phrases 4

noun5

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a group of farm animals such as cows that are kept and moved about together
- a herd of goats
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Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company.
- Zakouma is the last place on Earth where you can see more than a thousand elephants on the move in a single, compact herd. — 2007
•
A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble.
- I was never one to follow the herd.
•
A collection of things, especially vehicles.
- Herds of buses spread across the streets.
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(no longer used) Someone who keeps a group of domestic animals.
- John Dodds, the herd who bode in the place, was standing at the door, and he looked to see who was on the road so late. — 1902

verb8

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To move, or be moved, in a group. (of both animals and people)
- On alighting at the station, we were all herded over the footbridge and through a side exit.
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To move or drive a herd.
- I heard the herd of cattle being herded home from a long way away.
•
To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company.
- Sheep herd on many hills.
To unite or associate in a herd
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To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company.
- I’ll herd among his Friends, and seem One of the Number, […] — 1712
To form or put into a herd.
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To manage, care for or guard a herd
- He is employed to herd the goats.
(Scotland) To act as a herdsman or a shepherd.

forms

herded · herding · herds

Phrases with herd

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