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Dictionary definition for: Herd

1. (n) a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

2. (v) cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"

3. (n) a group of wild animals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra

4. (v) move together, like a herd

5. (n) a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck" "the children resembled a fairy herd"

6. (v) keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"

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