herd
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
herds
plural
herds
Britannica Dictionary definition of HERD
1
[count]
:
a group of animals that live or are kept together
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herds of cattle/horses/elephants
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The herd grazed peacefully in the pasture.
2
a
[count]
:
a large group of people
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A herd of shoppers waited anxiously for the store to open.
b
the herd
:
common people
:
people as a group
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the common herd
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He always sticks with the herd. [=he always does what other people do; he does not think for himself]
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I refuse to follow the herd. [=do what other people do]
ride herd on
2
herd
/ˈhɚd/
verb
herds;
herded;
herding
2
herd
/ˈhɚd/
verb
herds;
herded;
herding
Britannica Dictionary definition of HERD
1
[+ object]
:
to gather and move (a group of animals)
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herd cattle
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The horses were herded into the corral.
2
a
[+ object]
:
to move (people) in a group
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We left the hotel and were herded onto a bus.
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They herded the students into the auditorium.
b
[no object]
:
to form a group or move as a group
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The commuters herded onto the train.
