herd

1. (intransitive) To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company.Examples: "Sheep herd on many hills."; "The women bunched up in little droves and let their tongues clack, and the men herded together and passed a jug around and, to tell the truth, let their tongues clack too."; "Any predator that preys on animals that herd or school, has to be able to single out one individual to attack."intransitive

2. (transitive) To unite or associate in a herdtransitive

3. (transitive) To manage, care for or guard a herdExamples: "He is employed to herd the goats."Synonyms: wrangletransitive

4. (intransitive) To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company.Examples: "I’ll herd among his Friends, and ſeem One of the Number, […]"; ""[W]hy, I say, oh stranger, dost thou think that I herd here with barbarians lower than the beasts?""intransitive

1. (now rare) Someone who keeps a group of domestic animals.Examples: "John Dodds, the herd who bode in the place, was standing at the door, and he looked to see who was on the road so late."; "Any talent which gives a good new thing to others is a miracle, but commentators have thought it extra miraculous that England's first known poet was an illiterate herd."Synonyms: herder, herdsmanarchaic

1. (intransitive, Scotland) To act as a herdsman or a shepherd.Scotlandintransitive

2. (transitive) To form or put into a herd.transitive

3. (transitive) To move or drive a herd.Examples: "I heard the herd of cattle being herded home from a long way away."transitive