I. flock 1 /flɒk $ flɑːk/ BrE AmE noun
[ Sense 1-3: Language: Old English ; Origin: flocc 'crowd' ]
[ Sense 4-5: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: floc 'piece of wool' , from Latin floccus ]
1 . [countable] a group of sheep, goats, or birds
flock of
a flock of small birds
2 . [countable usually singular] a large group of people SYN crowd
flock of
a flock of children
3 . [countable usually singular] a priest’s flock is the group of people who regularly attend his or her church
4 . [uncountable] small pieces of wool or cotton that are used for filling ↑ cushion s
5 . ( also flocking /ˈflɒkɪŋ $ ˈflaː-/ American English ) [uncountable] a soft substance that is used to make patterns on the surface of ↑ wallpaper , curtains etc
II. flock 2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive always +adverb/preposition]
if people flock to a place, they go there in large numbers because something interesting or exciting is happening there
flock to/into/down etc
People have been flocking to the exhibition.
flock to do something
Tourists flock to see the town’s medieval churches and buildings.