herd

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  herd 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  herd 
 
  Sense  1 
  herd,  crowd 
  =>  overcrowd 
 
  Sense  3 
  herd 
  =>  wrangle 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  herd 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  herd 
 
  Sense  1 
  herd,  crowd 
  =>  overcrowd 
  =>  surcharge 
 
  Sense  3 
  herd 
  =>  wrangle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  herd 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  herd 
 
  3  senses  of  herd 
 
  Sense  1 
  herd,  crowd 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  2 
  herd 
  =>  crowd,  crowd  together 
 
  Sense  3 
  herd 
  =>  keep 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  herd 
 
  herd  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  herd 
 
  Sense  1 
  herd,  crowd 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  herd 
  =>  crowd,  crowd  together 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  herd 
  =>  keep 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  herd 
  belgian  shepherd 
  cowherd 
  german  shepherd 
  goatherd 
  good  shepherd 
  herd 
  herd's  grass 
  herder 
  herdsman 
  potsherd 
  shepherd 
  sherd 
  swineherd 
 
  Overview  of  noun  herd 
 
  The  noun  herd  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  herd  --  (a  group  of  cattle  or  sheep  or  other  domestic  mammals  all  of  the  same  kind  that  are  herded  by  humans) 
  2.  (2)  herd  --  (a  group  of  wild  animals  of  one  species  that  remain  together:  antelope  or  elephants  or  seals  or  whales  or  zebra) 
  3.  ruck,  herd  --  (a  crowd  especially  of  ordinary  or  undistinguished  persons  or  things  "his  brilliance  raised  him  above  the  ruck";  "the  children  resembled  a  fairy  herd") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  herd 
 
  The  verb  herd  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  herd,  crowd  --  (cause  to  herd,  drive,  or  crowd  together;  "We  herded  the  children  into  a  spare  classroom") 
  2.  (1)  herd  --  (move  together,  like  a  herd) 
  3.  herd  --  (keep,  move  or  drive  animals;  "Who  will  be  herding  the  cattle  when  the  cowboy  dies?") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  herd 
  herding 
 
  Overview  of  noun  herd 
 
  The  noun  herd  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  herd  --  (a  group  of  cattle  or  sheep  or  other  domestic  mammals  all  of  the  same  kind  that  are  herded  by  humans) 
  2.  (2)  herd  --  (a  group  of  wild  animals  of  one  species  that  remain  together:  antelope  or  elephants  or  seals  or  whales  or  zebra) 
  3.  ruck,  herd  --  (a  crowd  especially  of  ordinary  or  undistinguished  persons  or  things  "his  brilliance  raised  him  above  the  ruck";  "the  children  resembled  a  fairy  herd") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  herd 
 
  The  verb  herd  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  herd,  crowd  --  (cause  to  herd,  drive,  or  crowd  together;  "We  herded  the  children  into  a  spare  classroom") 
  2.  (1)  herd  --  (move  together,  like  a  herd) 
  3.  herd  --  (keep,  move  or  drive  animals;  "Who  will  be  herding  the  cattle  when  the  cowboy  dies?") 

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