Herd - Definition

herd

n 1: a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of
the same kind that are herded by humans
2: a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together:
antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
3: a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or
things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the
children resembled a fairy herd" [syn: ruck, herd]
v 1: cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the
children into a spare classroom" [syn: herd, crowd]
2: move together, like a herd
3: keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle
when the cowboy dies?"

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