Herd - English meaning

verb

(of people) gather together in one place for a common purpose.

Usage examples:

A crowd had assembled outside the gates

noun

A leap in which the feet are brought together before landing.

Usage examples:

The assemblés porté traveled a great distance and ended in perfect fifth position.

verb

Create by putting components or members together

noun

A group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.

Usage examples:

Clusters of creamy-white flowers

verb

Form a cluster or clusters.

Usage examples:

The children clustered round her skirts

verb

To form or gather together

Usage examples:

All his grandchildren clustered around him., dense clusters of delicate pink blossoms, this section…

verb

Bring or gather together (a number of things).

Usage examples:

He went round the office collecting old coffee cups

adjective

(of a phone call) paid for by the person receiving it.

Usage examples:

A collect call

adverb

(with reference to making a phone call) in a way that is paid for by the person receiving it.

Usage examples:

I called my mother collect

noun

The action or process of collecting someone or something.

Usage examples:

The collection of data

noun

Money that people give for a special purpose, a person in need, or an organization

Usage examples:

We’re taking (up) a collection for his retirement gift (= getting money from people who want to giv…

noun

The act or job of taking something away from a place

Usage examples:

We will inform you when your goods are ready for collection., refuse/waste collection which public …

noun

A large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way.

Usage examples:

A huge crowd gathered in the street outside

verb

(of a number of people) fill (a space) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement.

Usage examples:

The dance floor was crowded with revellers

noun

A large group of people who have gathered together

Usage examples:

A crowd formed outside the club., crowds of people watched the fireworks., i don’t know many people…

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Usage examples:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

verb

Past of drive.

noun

A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body.

Usage examples:

A drove of cattle

verb

Drive (livestock, especially cattle) to market.

Usage examples:

These three men discovered the coal on the dulkaninna creek while droving cattle

noun

A number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or travelling together.

Usage examples:

A flock of gulls

verb

(of birds) congregate in a flock.

Usage examples:

Sandgrouse are liable to flock with other species

noun

A soft material for stuffing cushions, quilts, and other soft furnishings, made of wool refuse or torn-up cloth.

Usage examples:

Flock mattresses

verb

Bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another.

Usage examples:

Sam folded up the map

noun

A form or shape produced by the gentle draping of a loose, full garment or piece of cloth.

Usage examples:

The fabric fell in soft folds

verb

Shut (livestock) in a fold.

verb

Come together; assemble or accumulate.

Usage examples:

As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came

noun

A part of a garment that is gathered.

Usage examples:

This can be accomplished at side seams, the center back seam, gathers, pleats, darts or a combinati…

verb

Assemble or get together

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

verb

Watch over in order to protect or control.

Usage examples:

Two men were left to guard the stockade

noun

A person who keeps watch, especially a soldier or other person assigned to protect a person or to control access to a place.

Usage examples:

A security guard

noun

A person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping

Usage examples:

Prison guards, security guards, post a guard there are guards posted (= standing and watching) at e…

noun

A person who shows the way to others, especially one employed to show tourists around places of interest.

Usage examples:

A tour guide

verb

Show or indicate the way to (someone).

Usage examples:

He guided her to the front row and sat beside her

verb

Someone employed to conduct others

verb

Crowd together; nestle closely.

Usage examples:

They huddled together for warmth

noun

A close grouping of people or things.

Usage examples:

A huddle of huts

verb

To come close together in a group, or to hold your arms and legs close to your body, esp. because of cold or fear

Usage examples:

Everyone huddled around the fire to keep warm., the football players formed a huddle.

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Food, clothes, and other essentials for living.

Usage examples:

The society are paying for your keep

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity

noun

A container or device in which water is boiled, having a lid, spout, and handle.

Usage examples:

Reports from the prison say the officer was attacked by a prisoner with boiling water from a kettle…

verb

(of the police) confine (a group of demonstrators or protesters) to a small area, as a method of crowd control during a demonstration.

Usage examples:

The plan was to get as close to the protest as possible without getting kettled

noun

A metal pot with a lid for stewing or boiling

collocation

Keep under careful scrutiny

phrasal verb

Take care of someone or something.

Usage examples:

Meg is expected to come straight home from school and look after her younger sister

phrasal verb

To care for or be in charge of someone or something

Usage examples:

He looks after his son during the day., annie can look after herself.

noun

The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.

Usage examples:

A lot of thoughts ran through my mind

verb

Be distressed, annoyed, or worried by.

Usage examples:

I don't mind the rain

noun

The part of a person that makes it possible for him or her to think, feel emotions, and understand things

Usage examples:

Her mind was full of what had happened the night before, and she just wasn't concentrating., of cou…

noun

A small cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it.

Usage examples:

A pack of cigarettes

verb

Fill (a suitcase or bag) with clothes and other items needed for travel.

Usage examples:

I packed a bag and left

verb

Fill (a jury, committee, etc.) with people likely to support a particular verdict or decision.

Usage examples:

His efforts to pack the supreme court with men who shared his ideology

noun

A person who tends and rears sheep.

Usage examples:

In numerous prints donkeys and sheep enslave millers and shepherds; farmers pull ploughs or carry s…

verb

Tend (sheep) as a shepherd.

Usage examples:

Although the sheep are shepherded, they're generally only counted when we bring them in

idiom

To be responsible for someone or something

Usage examples:

I have to take care of my little sister this afternoon., i was hoping a little money would take car…

verb

Regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic.

Usage examples:

Written language tends to be formal

verb

Care for or look after; give one's attention to.

Usage examples:

Varela tended plants on the roof

verb

To be likely to happen or to have a particular characteristic or effect

Usage examples:

We tend to eat at home., children tend to be like their parents., he carefully tends his garden all…

verb

Look at or observe attentively over a period of time.

Usage examples:

Lucy watched him go

noun

A small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist.

Usage examples:

My watch had stopped

verb

Look attentively

noun

The action of overwatch ; an instance of this.

phrasal verb

To protect someone and make certain that that person is safe

Usage examples:

She had to watch over four young children and take care of a sick husband.