flock

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈfläk

: a group of animals (such as birds or sheep) assembled or herded together

: a group under the guidance of a leader

especially : a church congregation

: a large number

a flock of tourists

flock

2 of 4

verb (1)

flocked; flocking; flocks

intransitive verb

: to gather or move in a flock

they flocked to the beach

flock

3 of 4

noun (2)

: a tuft of wool or cotton fiber

: woolen or cotton refuse used for stuffing furniture and mattresses

: very short or pulverized fiber used especially to form a velvety pattern on cloth or paper or a protective covering on metal

: floc

flock

4 of 4

verb (2)

flocked; flocking; flocks

transitive verb

: to fill with flock

: to decorate with flock

Kids Definition

flock 1 of 2

noun

ˈfläk

: a group of animals living or kept together

a flock of geese

: a group someone watches over

the minister's flock

: a large number

a flock of tourists

flock

2 of 2

verb

flocked; flocking

: to gather or move in a crowd

Scientists … are flocking to the little town of Freedom to see their first living dinosaur …

Oliver Butterworth, The Enormous Egg

单词	flocked
释义	flock 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈfläk 1 : a group of animals (such as birds or sheep) assembled or herded together 2 : a group under the guidance of a leader especially : a church congregation 3 : a large number a flock of tourists flock 2 of 4 verb (1) flocked; flocking; flocks intransitive verb : to gather or move in a flock they flocked to the beach flock 3 of 4 noun (2) 1 : a tuft of wool or cotton fiber 2 : woolen or cotton refuse used for stuffing furniture and mattresses 3 : very short or pulverized fiber used especially to form a velvety pattern on cloth or paper or a protective covering on metal 4 : floc flock 4 of 4 verb (2) flocked; flocking; flocks transitive verb 1 : to fill with flock 2 : to decorate with flock Synonyms Noun (1) army bike [chiefly Scottish] cram crowd crush drove herd horde host legion mass mob multitude press rout scrum swarm throng Verb (1) crowd mob swarm throng See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English, from Old English flocc crowd, band; akin to Old Norse flokkr crowd, band Noun (2) Middle English flok, from Anglo-French, from Latin floccus First Known Use Noun (1) 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined above Noun (2) 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (2) 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing flock birds of a feather flock together birds of a feather flock together Kids Definition flock 1 of 2 noun ˈfläk 1 : a group of animals living or kept together a flock of geese 2 : a group someone watches over the minister's flock 3 : a large number a flock of tourists flock 2 of 2 verb flocked; flocking : to gather or move in a crowd Scientists … are flocking to the little town of Freedom to see their first living dinosaur … Oliver Butterworth, The Enormous Egg flocked verb past tense of flock as in crowded to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers vacationers flocked to the towns along the shore in order to escape the August heat Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance crowded thronged swarmed invaded mobbed jammed infested beset overran obstructed clogged dammed plugged (up)
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flock

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Phrases Containing flock

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