herd
1. [ noun ] (biology,zoology) a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
Related terms: animal_group remuda cattle sheep
2. [ noun ] (biology,zoology) a group of wild animals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
Related terms: animal_group
3. [ verb ] move together, like a herd
Related terms: crowd ruck
4. [ verb ] cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
Synonyms: crowd
Examples:

"We herded the children into a spare classroom"

Related terms: move overcrowd crowd herder
5. [ verb ] (food,agriculture) keep, move, or drive animals
Examples:

"Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"

Related terms: keep wrangle
6. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5583
7. [ noun ] a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
Synonyms: ruck
Examples:

"his brilliance raised him above the ruck" "the children resembled a fairy herd"

Related terms: multitude
Similar spelling:   Herdt
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  Heyward
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  hearty
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