EnglishMain Dictionary
sheep
Universal Words
noun
(plural sheep) an animal with a thick coat, kept on farms for its meat (called MUTTON or LAMB) or its wool:
a flock of sheep * Sheep were grazing in the fields.
compareEWE, LAMB, RAM
seealsoBLACKSHEEP
IDIOMS
like sheep (disapproving) if people behave like sheep, they all do what the others are doing, without thinking for themselves
sort out / separate the sheep from the goats to distinguish good people from bad people
moreatCOUNTv., WOLFn.