definition of
herd

[1] #1 herd n. a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans. wn

[2] #2 herd n. a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra. wn

[3] #3 herd v. [crowd] cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom". wn

[4] #4 herd v. move together, like a herd. wn

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