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herd
herddrove or flock of animals; guard or protect: The shepherd will herd the sheep.
Not to be confused with:heard – past tense of hear; listened to: I heard the news today.herd H0159400 (hûrd)n.1. a. A group of cattle or other large herbivorous mammals of a single kind kept together for a specific purpose.b. A number of wild animals of one species, especially large herbivorous mammals, that remain together as a group: a herd of elephants.2. a. A large number of people; a crowd: a herd of stranded passengers.b. The multitude of common people regarded as a mass: "It is the luxurious and dissipated who set the fashions which the herd so diligently follow" (Henry David Thoreau).v. herd·ed, herd·ing, herds v.intr. To come together in a herd: The sheep herded for warmth.v.tr.1. To gather, keep, or drive (animals) in a herd.2. To tend (sheep or cattle).3. To gather and place into a group or mass: herded the children into the auditorium.
[Middle English, from Old English heord.]
herd′er n.herd (hɜːd) n1. (Zoology) a large group of mammals living and feeding together, esp a group of cattle, sheep, etc2. often derogatory a large group of people3. derogatory the large mass of ordinary peoplevbto collect or be collected into or as if into a herd[Old English heord; related to Old Norse hjörth, Gothic hairda, Old High German herta, Greek kórthus troop]
herd (hɜːd) n (Agriculture) a. archaic or dialect a man or boy who tends livestock; herdsmanb. (in combination): goatherd; swineherd. vb (tr) 1. to drive forwards in a large group2. (Agriculture) to look after (livestock)[Old English hirde; related to Old Norse hirthir, Gothic hairdeis, Old High German hirti, Old Saxon hirdi, herdi; see herd1]herd1 (hɜrd)
n. 1. a number of animals feeding, traveling, or kept together; drove; flock: a herd of zebras; a herd of sheep; a herd of cattle. 2. a large group of people; crowd; mob: a herd of autograph seekers. 3. a large group of things. 4. the herd, the common people; masses: to follow the herd. v.i. 5. to unite or move in a herd; assemble or associate as a herd. v.t. 6. to gather into or as if into a herd. Idioms: ride herd on, to maintain control or discipline over. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English heord, c. Old High German herta, Old Norse hjǫrth, Gothic hairda] usage: See collective noun. herd2 (hɜrd)
v.t. 1. to tend, drive, or lead (cattle, sheep, etc.). 2. to conduct or drive (a group of people) to a destination. [before 900; Middle English herd(e),hirde, Old English hierde, c. Old High German hirti, Old Norse hirthir, Gothic hairdeis; derivative of herd1] herd- cutting horse - One trained to cut cattle out of a herd.
- pointer, point man - A pointer or point man was first a cowboy riding at the front of a herd of cattle.
- egregious - First meant "remarkably good" and "standing out or apart from the flock or herd; eminent"; its later derogatory sense is probably an ironical use.
- herd - As a verb, it first meant "keep safe, shelter."
Herd a number of animals assembled together, chiefly large animals; a crowd of common people. See also flock, rabble.Examples: herd of antelopes; of asses; of attributes; of bison; of boars, 1735; of buffalo; of camels; of caribou, 1577; of cattle; of chamois, 1860; of cranes, 1470; of curlew; of deer, 1470; of elephants, 1875; of fallow beasts, 1576; of giraffes; of goats, 1700; of harlots, 1486; of harts, 1486; of coaches, 1618; of ibex; of mankind, 1665; of moose; of oxen; of parasites, 1818; of ponies; of porpoises, 1675; of seals, 1897; of swans, 1470; of swine, 1526; of sycophants; of whales, 1839; of wolves, 1697; of wrens, 1470.herd
Past participle: herded
Gerund: herding
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| I herd | | you herd | | he/she/it herds | | we herd | | you herd | | they herd |
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| I herded | | you herded | | he/she/it herded | | we herded | | you herded | | they herded |
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| I am herding | | you are herding | | he/she/it is herding | | we are herding | | you are herding | | they are herding |
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| I have herded | | you have herded | | he/she/it has herded | | we have herded | | you have herded | | they have herded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was herding | | you were herding | | he/she/it was herding | | we were herding | | you were herding | | they were herding |
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| I had herded | | you had herded | | he/she/it had herded | | we had herded | | you had herded | | they had herded |
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| I will herd | | you will herd | | he/she/it will herd | | we will herd | | you will herd | | they will herd |
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| I will have herded | | you will have herded | | he/she/it will have herded | | we will have herded | | you will have herded | | they will have herded |
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| I will be herding | | you will be herding | | he/she/it will be herding | | we will be herding | | you will be herding | | they will be herding |
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| I have been herding | | you have been herding | | he/she/it has been herding | | we have been herding | | you have been herding | | they have been herding |
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| I will have been herding | | you will have been herding | | he/she/it will have been herding | | we will have been herding | | you will have been herding | | they will have been herding |
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| I had been herding | | you had been herding | | he/she/it had been herding | | we had been herding | | you had been herding | | they had been herding |
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| I would herd | | you would herd | | he/she/it would herd | | we would herd | | you would herd | | they would herd |
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| I would have herded | | you would have herded | | he/she/it would have herded | | we would have herded | | you would have herded | | they would have herded |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  herd - a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humansBos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"sheep - woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goatanimal group - a group of animalsremuda - the herd of horses from which those to be used the next day are chosen | | 2. | herd - a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebraanimal group - a group of animalsgam - a herd of whales | | 3. | herd - a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"ruckconcourse, throng, multitude - a large gathering of people | | Verb | 1. | herd - cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"crowdmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"overcrowd - cause to crowd together too much; "The students overcrowded the cafeteria" | | 2. | herd - move together, like a herdcrowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" | | 3. | herd - keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"keep - raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"wrangle - herd and care for; "wrangle horses" |
herdnoun1. flock, crowd, collection, mass, drove, crush, mob, swarm, horde, multitude, throng, assemblage, press large herds of elephant and buffalo2. (Often disparaging) mob, the masses, rabble, populace, the hoi polloi, the plebs, riffraff They are individuals; they will not follow the herd.verb1. lead, drive, force, direct, guide, shepherd The group was herded onto a bus.2. drive, lead, force, guide, shepherd A boy herded sheep down towards the lane.herdverbTo urge to move along:drive, run.Translationsherd (həːd) noun a group of animals of one kind that stay, or are kept, together. a herd of cattle; a herd of elephant(s). (同類)獸群 畜群 verb to gather together, or be brought together, in a group. The dogs herded the sheep together; The tourists were herded into a tiny room. 聚集成群，集中成群 使集中在一起-herd a person who looks after a herd of certain kinds of animals. a goat-herd. 牧人 牧人ˈherdsman (ˈhəːdz-) noun a person who looks after a herd of animals. 牧人 牧人the herd instinct the tendency to behave, think etc like everyone else. 群起效尤的本能 群集本能，普通人的本能 herd
cull the herd1. Literally, to separate or remove (and usually kill) inferior animals out of a herd so as to reduce numbers or remove undesirable traits from the group as a whole. We had to quickly cull the herd when it came to light that some cows might be carrying an infectious disease.2. By extension, to separate or remove people from a larger group. With so many people applying for a limited number of jobs, employers have had to cull the herd by introducing much stricter criteria and a more elaborate application for hiring. Universities have long used standardized test results as a means of culling the herd of applicants they receive each year.See also: cull, herdbe like herding catsTo be very unwieldy or unmanageable; to be nearly impossible to organize. Usually said of a group of people. Getting all of the extended family into their right places for the reunion photo was like herding cats! It's like herding cats trying to manage all these different software development teams.See also: cat, herd, likeherd catsTo attempt to coordinate or control subjects that are uncooperative. Often used as a point of comparison in the phrase "like herding cats." Trying to get my two toddlers out the door these days is like herding cats!See also: cat, herdride herd on (someone or something)To closely observe or monitor someone or something to supervise or maintain control. An allusion to a cowboy riding on his horse to keep a herd of cattle in order. We want the groups of students to work independently, but we should have a teacher riding herd on each one to make sure they stay focused. Being a camp counselor is a lot of fun, but having to ride herd on a bunch of kids for two weeks at a time can be exhausting.See also: herd, on, ridelike herding catsVery unwieldy or unmanageable; nearly impossible to organize or control. Usually said of a group of people. Have you ever tried to get a group of 10 toddlers to stick together in a group? It's like herding cats! It felt like herding cats getting all of the family members into their right places for the reunion photo. It can be like herding cats trying to keep all our different departments on the same page.See also: cat, herd, likelike herding frogsVery unwieldy or unmanageable; nearly impossible to organize or control. Usually said of a group of people. Have you ever tried to get a group of 10 toddlers to stick together in a group? It's like herding frogs! It felt like herding frogs getting all of the family members into their right places for the reunion photo. It can be like herding frogs trying to keep all our different departments on the same page.See also: frog, herd, likeherd togetherTo gather people or animals together in a group. A noun or pronoun can be used between "herd" and "together." Good luck herding all of the family members together for the reunion photo. I sent my collie out to herd the sheep together.See also: herd, togetherherd someone or something togetherto bunch people or animals together. Let's herd all the kids together and take them in the house for ice cream and cake. I herded all the puppies together and put them in a box while I cleaned their play area.See also: herd, togetherlike herding frogsRur. chaotic; disorderly. (On the image of trying to direct frogs, which will jump any which way.) Trying to get those kids to march into the auditorium is like herding frogs. Trying to get everybody to cooperate is like herding frogs.See also: frog, herd, likeride herd on someone or somethingFig. to supervise someone or something. (Alludes to a cowboy supervising cattle.) I'm tired of having to ride herd on my kids all the time. My job is to ride herd on this project and make sure everything is done right.See also: herd, on, rideride herd onKeep close watch or tight control over, as in Aunt Martha is always riding herd on her bridge club, making sure they follow the rules . This idiom alludes to the cowboy who rides around a herd of cattle to keep them together. [Late 1800s] See also: herd, on, rideride herd on someone/something AMERICANIf someone rides herd on other people or their actions, they control them. It's his job to ride herd on organizers to keep them on schedule. Note: People sometimes use over instead of on. The ideal situation is one where everyone feels responsible and no one person has to ride herd over the others. Note: Originally, `riding herd' involved patrolling on horseback around a herd of animals, in order to make sure none of them wandered away. See also: herd, on, ride, someone, somethingride herd on keep watch over. Literally, this North American expression means ‘guard or control a herd of cattle by riding round its edge’. 1999 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) That, in turn, would detract from his ability to ride herd on Washington special interests, allowing deficits to grow like mushrooms under a rotten log. See also: herd, on, rideride ˈherd on somebody/something (American English, informal) keep watch or control over somebody/something: Police are riding herd on crowds of youths on the streets.See also: herd, on, ride, somebody, something ride herd on To keep watch or control over.See also: herd, on, rideride herd on, toTo control, boss. This phrase originally meant to control or guard a herd of cattle by riding on its perimeter. Its figurative use dates from the late nineteenth century, and it remains current. The mystery novelist Ed McBain used it in Long Time No See (1977): “Two men who should be taking care of people getting robbed or mugged, go to waste our time instead of riding herd on a bunch of street hoodlums.”See also: herd, rideHerd
herd a large group of mammals living and feeding together, esp a group of cattle, sheep, etc. Herd a group of beef cattle. Animals in a herd are selected according to sex, age, liveweight, and fattiness. Herds are formed during the zootechnical and veterinary examination of the cattle before the beginning of pasturing. The size of the herds in meat sovkhozes is 150–200 head of younger animals, 150–200 head of fattened adult animals in steppe regions, and 100–150 in forest and forest-steppe regions. Each herd is managed by a team of two to four herdsmen.
Herd (1) A group of mammals of the same species with interdependent behavior; that is, they remain close to one another for a significant period of time, behave similarly, often have the same rhythm of activity (for example, the simultaneous diving of whales), and travel in the same direction. Herd formation is characteristic of cetaceans, artiodactyls, perissodactyls, and monkeys. The composition (in terms of age and sex) and size of a herd fluctuate, thereby distinguishing herds from other groups of animals with interdependent behavior, for example, families and harems. The maximum size of a herd is determined by the possibilities for mutual coordination of behavior. A herd may consist of dozens of individuals among whales and monkeys and 1,500 to 2,000 individuals among ungulates (for example, reindeer, saiga, and gnu). The largest herds are formed during seasonal migrations, after which they break up into smaller groups (families, harems). The animals in a herd orient themselves by the behavior of their neighbors (signals of the presence of food, appearance of a predator). Following the example of its leader, a herd may select a safer route during flight from a predator or during travel toward a watering place or shelter, especially during the migration period. Imitation of nearby individuals predominates in the behavior of many herd members over free decision-making, which is characteristic of solitary animals. When animals are in a herd they permit man to approach fairly closely and possibly to control them. The patterns of herd behavior are widely used in pasture livestock raising, since domesticated hoofed animals are usually gregarious. L. M. BASKIN (2) A group of animals kept together on a farm for maintenance, fattening, or pasturing, for example, a herd of beef cattle or a herd of horses. (3) The total number of animals of one species on a farm. The composition (sex, age, and production groups of animals), purpose, and periods of use of a herd vary with the organizational and economic conditions of herd reproduction. The necessary composition is maintained by planned rotation of the herd. herd[hərd] (vertebrate zoology) A number of one kind of wild, semidomesticated, or domesticated animals grouped or kept together under human control. herd
herd (hĕrd), A group of people or animals in a given area. [O.E. heord] herd (hĕrd) A group of people or animals in a given area. [O.E. heord]herd [AS. heord] Any large aggregation of people or animals. HERD
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| HERD➣Higher Education Research and Development | | HERD➣Human and Ecological Risk Division (Department of Toxic Substances Control; California) | | HERD➣Horses for Riders with Disabilities | | HERD➣Health and Environmental Review Division | | HERD➣High-Explosive Research & Development | | HERD➣Human Experimental and Research Data Records (US NASA) |
herd
Synonyms for herdnoun flockSynonyms- flock
- crowd
- collection
- mass
- drove
- crush
- mob
- swarm
- horde
- multitude
- throng
- assemblage
- press
noun mobSynonyms- mob
- the masses
- rabble
- populace
- the hoi polloi
- the plebs
- riffraff
verb leadSynonyms- lead
- drive
- force
- direct
- guide
- shepherd
verb driveSynonyms- drive
- lead
- force
- guide
- shepherd
Synonyms for herdverb to urge to move alongSynonymsSynonyms for herdnoun a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humansRelated Words- Bos taurus
- cattle
- cows
- kine
- oxen
- sheep
- animal group
- remuda
noun a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebraRelated Wordsnoun a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or thingsSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cause to herd, drive, or crowd togetherSynonymsRelated Wordsverb move together, like a herdRelated Wordsverb keep, move, or drive animalsRelated Words |