herd (verb)
1herd — I. /hɜd / (say herd) noun 1. a number of animals, especially cattle, kept, feeding, or travelling together; drove; flock. 2. Obsolete a mob (of kangaroos). 3. a large company of people. 4. the herd, the common people; the rabble. –verb (i) 5. to… …
2herd- — *herd germ., Verb: nhd. flechten; ne. plait (Verb); Hinweis: s. *hurdi ; Etymologie: idg. *kert , *kerət , *krāt , Verb, drehen, flechten, Pokorny 584; …
3herd together — ˌherd ˈtogether [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they herd together he/she/it herds together present participle herding together past ten …
4herd — ► NOUN 1) a large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live or are kept together. 2) derogatory a large group or class of people. ► VERB 1) move in a large group. 2) keep or look after (livestock). DERIVATIVES herder noun …
5herd cats — verb To attempt to control the uncontrollable …
6herd — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of animals ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, large, vast ▪ small ▪ entire, whole ▪ …
7herd — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heord; akin to Old High German herta herd, Middle Welsh cordd troop, Lithuanian kerdžius shepherd Date: before 12th century 1. a. a number of animals of one kind kept together under human… …
8herd — [[t]hɜ͟ː(r)d[/t]] herds, herding, herded 1) N COUNT: oft n N, N of n A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live together. Chobe is also renowned for its large herds of elephant and buffalo. ...dairy herds. 2) N SING: the N… …
9Herd — Covey redirects here. For other uses, see Covey (disambiguation). For other uses, see Herd (disambiguation). Boy herding a flock of sheep, India; a classic example of the domestic herding of animals …
10herd — 1 noun 1 (C) a group of animals of one kind that lives and feeds together (+ of): a herd of cattle (also + plural verb in BrE): A herd of cows were descending into the valley. compare flock 1 (1) 2 the herd people generally, especially when… …
