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English noun: herd | |||
| 1. | herd (group) a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal group | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | remuda | ||
| Member holonym | Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen, sheep | ||
| 2. | herd (group) a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal group | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gam | ||
| 3. | herd (group) a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things | ||
| Samples | His brilliance raised him above the ruck. The children resembled a fairy herd. | ||
| Synonyms | ruck | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concourse, multitude, throng | ||
English verb: herd | |||
| 1. | herd (motion) cause to herd, drive, or crowd together | ||
| Samples | We herded the children into a spare classroom. | ||
| Synonyms | crowd | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | overcrowd | ||
| 2. | herd (motion) move together, like a herd | ||
| Examples | The crowds herd in the streets | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crowd, crowd together | ||
| 3. | herd (stative) keep, move, or drive animals | ||
| Samples | Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | keep | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | wrangle | ||
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