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.
Part of speech: 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
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is herd a noun, verb, or something else?
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