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herd noun [ həːd ]

• a large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live together or are kept together as livestock.
• "a herd of elephants"
Similar: flock, drove, pack, group, collection, fold,

herd verb

• (with reference to a group of people or animals) move in a group.
• "they were herded into a bus"
Similar: drive, round up, shepherd, gather, collect, assemble, guide, kettle, crowd, pack, flock, cluster, huddle, group,
• keep or look after (livestock).
• "they live by herding reindeer"
Similar: look after, take care of, keep, tend, watch, watch over, mind, guard,
Opposite: neglect,
Origin: Old English heord, of Germanic origin; related to German Herde .


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