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| herd [ hurd ] |
noun (plural herds) |
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1. large group of domestic animals: a large number of domestic animals, especially cattle, often of the same breed, that are kept, driven, or reared together
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2. large group of wild animals: a large number of wild animals of the same kind that live, feed, and travel as a group
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3. large group of people: a large group of people, often with a common interest, purpose, or bond
  herds of eager shoppers
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4. ordinary people acting as group: ordinary people considered as acting or thinking as a group and lacking the ability to think as individuals
(
disapproving
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She was never one to follow the herd.
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verb (past and past participle herd·ed, present participle herd·ing, 3rd person present singular herds) |
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1. transitive verb control group of animals: to drive, keep, or look after domestic animals as a group
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2. transitive verb move or collect group: to move people or animals somewhere as a group, or collect them into one
We were herded onto buses.
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3. intransitive verb form or move in group: to gather together or go somewhere as a group
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| [ Old English heord< Indo-European, "row, group"] |
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ride herd on somebody to supervise somebody strictly
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