SHEEP


Meaning of SHEEP in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ hill ( BrE ), mountain

▪ lost ( often figurative ), stray

the doleful cries of lost ~

He sees it as his duty to take care of the lost ~ of the world.

▪ dead

▪ domestic , wild

… OF SHEEP

▪ flock , herd

VERB + SHEEP

▪ farm , keep , raise , rear ( BrE )

My grandfather used to raise ~ in Australia.

▪ tend , watch

▪ slaughter

▪ shear

▪ drive , herd , round up ( esp. BrE )

The dogs herded the ~ into the pen.

SHEEP + VERB

▪ graze

There were a lot of ~ grazing high up on the mountain.

▪ bleat

SHEEP + NOUN

▪ farm , ranch ( AmE ), station

a 4 000-acre ~ station in New South Wales

▪ farmer , rancher ( AmE )

▪ farming , industry

▪ dip

▪ dog (usually sheepdog )

▪ flock

▪ pasture

▪ pen

▪ shearing

PHRASES

▪ a breed of ~

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