transcription, транскрипция: [ hɜ:(r)d ]
( herds, herding, herded)
1.
A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live together.
...large herds of elephant and buffalo.
N-COUNT : oft n N , N of n
2.
If you say that someone has joined the herd or follows the herd , you are criticizing them because you think that they behave just like everyone else and do not think for themselves.
They are individuals; they will not follow the herd.
= pack
N-SING : the N [ disapproval ]
3.
If you herd people somewhere, you make them move there in a group.
He began to herd the prisoners out...
VERB : V n prep / adv
4.
If you herd animals, you make them move along as a group.
Stefano used a motor cycle to herd the sheep...
A boy herded half a dozen camels down towards the water trough.
VERB : V n , V n prep / adv