| Front | herd |
|---|---|
| Back | noun, verbBrE /hɜːd/NAmE /hɜːrd/noun 1 a group of animals of the same type that live and feed togethera herd of cows/deer/elephants a beef/dairy herd compare flock 2 (usually disapproving) a large group of people of the same typeShe pushed her way through a herd of lunchtime drinkers. the common herd (= ordinary people) Why follow the herd (= do and think the same as everyone else)? see ride herd on sb/sth at ride v. verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] to move or make sb/sth move in a particular direction+ adv./prep.We all herded on to the bus.~ sb/sth + adv./prep. They were herded together into trucks and driven away. 2 [transitive] ~ sth to make animals move together as a groupa shepherd herding his flock |
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