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" |
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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?" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | multitude | |
Similar spelling: |
Herdt Herda heard Heward Herrod Herrada Heyward Herod heart hearty hearth Heredia |