herd (verb)

  • 11herd — I UK [hɜː(r)d] / US [hɜrd] noun [countable] Word forms herd : singular herd plural herds * a large group of animals of the same type that live and move about together herd of: a herd of cattle herds of elephants • follow the herd II UK [hɜː(r)d]… …

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  • 12herd — 1. noun /həːd/ a) A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the lea. b) Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. Zakouma is the last place on… …

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  • 13herd — herd1 [ hɜrd ] noun count * a large group of animals of the same type that live and move around together: herd of: a herd of cattle herds of elephants a. follow the herd to do what most other people do. This phrase shows that you do not respect… …

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  • 14herd — 1. noun 1) a herd of cows Syn: drove, flock, pack, fold; group, collection 2) a herd of actors Syn: crowd, group, bunch, horde, mob, host, pack …

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  • 15herd together — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms herd together : present tense I/you/we/they herd together he/she/it herds together present participle herding together past tense herded together past participle herded together to make people come together to …

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  • 16herd — [hɜːd] noun [C] I a large group of animals of the same type that live and move about together II verb [T] herd [hɜːd] to make a group of animals or people move somewhere together …

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  • 17herd — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. group, flock, drove; gathering; troop, pack, crowd. See multitude. v. drive, tend, collect; gather, assemble; corral, group. See assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A number of animals] Syn. flock,… …

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  • 18herd — 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 Origin OE heord …

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  • 19herd — Noun: A collection of many beasts assembled together. Brimm v Jones, 13 Utah 440, 448. Verb: To form beasts into a large body for care or for moving the animals. A colloquial term for attending animals to keep them from straying or from… …

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  • 20ride herd — verb driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them (Freq. 1) Joe was riding herd during the day • Hypernyms: ↑ride, ↑sit • Verb Frames: Somebody s …

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