herd
/hɜrd/
verb
- To gather, move, or drive a group of animals together.
- It takes skill to herd sheep across a busy road.
- The dogs helped herd the goats back to the barn.
- The cowboys herded the cattle into the corral.
- To move or cause to move in a group, especially people.
- The teacher herded the children onto the school bus.
- Tourists were herded through the museum in large groups.
- Security guards herded the crowd away from the stage.
noun
- A group of animals of the same kind that live or move together.
- The shepherd guided his herd of sheep down the mountain.
- A herd of elephants crossed the river slowly.
- We saw a large herd of buffalo grazing on the plains.
- A large group of people, often with a negative sense of being unthinking or easily led.
- He refused to follow the herd and made his own decisions.
- The herd of shoppers rushed into the store when the doors opened.
- Politicians often try to appeal to the herd rather than think independently.
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