herd

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 a group of animals of the same type that live and feed together: a herd of cows / deer / elephants * a beef / dairy herd compareFLOCK 2 (usually disapproving) a large group of people of the same type: She pushed her way through a herd of lunchtime drinkers. * the common herd (= ordinary people) * If you feel so strongly, why follow the herd (= do and think the same as everyone else)? IDIOMS see RIDEv. verb 1 [+adv./prep.] to move or make sb/sth move in a particular direction: [V] We all herded on to the bus. * [VN] They were herded together into trucks and driven away. 2 [VN] to make animals move together as a group: a shepherd herding his flock