Definitions for herd

Definitions for (noun) herd

Main entry: herd

Definition: a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans


Main entry: herd

Definition: a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra


Main entry: ruck, herd

Definition: a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things

Usage: his brilliance raised him above the ruck; the children resembled a fairy herd


Definitions for (verb) herd

Main entry: herd

Definition: move together, like a herd


Main entry: herd, crowd

Definition: cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

Usage: We herded the children into a spare classroom


Main entry: herd

Definition: keep, move, or drive animals

Usage: Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?


Visual thesaurus for herd