Definition of herd Herd
/hɚˈd/ - [herd] - herd
We found 30 definitions of herd from 7 different sources.
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What does herd mean?
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NounPlural: herds |
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| herd - a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans | ||
| animal group a group of animals | ||
| herd - a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra | ||
| animal group a group of animals | ||
| herd - a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd" | ||
| ruck | ||
| throng, concourse, multitude a coming together of people | ||
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| herd - cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom" | ||
| crowd | ||
| displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| overcrowd crowd together too much | ||
| herd - keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?" | ||
| keep maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" | ||
| wrangle herd and care for; "wrangle horses" | ||
| herd - move together, like a herd | ||
| crowd together, crowd to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- herd (Noun)
A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. - herd (Noun)
Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. - herd (Noun)
A crowd, a mass of people; now usually pejorative: a rabble. - herd (Noun)
Someone who keeps a group of domestic animals; a herdsman. - herd (Verb)
To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company. - herd (Verb)
To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company. - herd (Verb)
To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. - herd (Verb)
To form or put into a herd.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- herd (a.)
Haired. - herd (n.)
A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle. - herd (n.)
A crowd of low people; a rabble. - herd (n.)
One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like. - herd (v. i.)
To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills. - herd (v. i.)
To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company. - herd (v. i.)
To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. - herd (v. t.)
To form or put into a herd.
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To cause to herd, drive, or crowd together. -
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A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. -
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Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in company. -
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To keep, move, or drive animals.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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herd
hėrd, n. a number of beasts feeding together, and watched or tended: any collection of beasts, as distinguished from a flock: a company of people, the rabble.—v.i. to run in herds.—v.t. to tend, as a herdsman.—ns. Herd, one who tends a herd; Herd′groom (Spens.), a shepherd-lad; Herds′-grass, timothy-grass; Herds′man, a man employed to herd or tend cattle—(B.) Herd′man. [A.S. hirde, hierde; Ger. heerde, Sw. hjord.]
Wikipedia 
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A herd is a large group of animals. The term is used for mammals, particularly hoofed animals. Other terms are used for similar phenomena in other types of animal. For example, a large group of birds is usually called a "flock" (this may also refer to certain mammals as well) and a large group of carnivores is usually called a "pack".
In addition, special collective nouns may be used for particular taxa: for example a flock of geese, if not in flight, is sometimes called a gaggle. However, in theoretical discussions in behavioural ecology, the term "herd" is used for all these kinds of assemblage. A herd may also refer to one that tends and cares for such groups (e.i. shepherds tend to sheep, and goatherds tend to goats, etc.).
When an association of animals (or, by extension, people) is described as a "herd", that means that the group tends to act together (for example, all moving in the same direction at a given time), but that this does not occur as a result of planning or co-ordination. Rather, each individual is choosing behaviour that corresponds to that of the majority of other members, possibly through imitation or possibly because all are responding to the same external circumstances. A herd can be contrasted with a co-ordinated group where individuals have distinct roles. Many human groupings, such as an army detachments or sports teams, show such co-ordination and differentiation of roles, but so do some animal groupings such as those of eusocial insects, which are
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