herd
/hɜːd/
noun
🇬🇧 UK
/hɜːd/
🇺🇸 US
/hɝd/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper.
“a herd of cattle”
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Meaning 2 · noun
Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company.
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Meaning 3 · noun
(now usually derogatory) A crowd, a mass of people; now usually pejorative: a rabble.
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Meaning 4 · verb
To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company.
“Sheep herd on many hills.”
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Meaning 5 · verb
To unite or associate in a herd
“He is employed to herd the goats.”
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Meaning 6 · verb
To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company.
How this word is used
- Everyday “a herd of cattle”
- Everyday “Sheep herd on many hills.”
- General “He is employed to herd the goats.”
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