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sheep

UK/ˈʃiːp/ US/ˈʃɪi̯p/ common

noun

2.

a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

3.

a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision

  • “his students followed him like sheep”

Phrases

  • Barbary sheep
  • bighorn sheep
  • Bizet sheep
  • black sheep
  • blue sheep
  • count sheep
  • Dall sheep
  • Dall's sheep
  • shy person

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