Английский словарь американских идиом - herd
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~1 n 1 a group of animals of one kind that lives and feeds together + of (a herd of cattle) (also + plural v in BrE) (A herd of cows were descending into the valley.) (- compare flock1 (1)) 2 the herd people generally, especially when thought of as being easily influenced (She's never been the sort of person to follow the herd. | the herd instinct (=the need to behave in the same way as everyone else)) ~2 v 1 I always + adv/prep, to come together or bring people together in a large group, especially roughly + into/through etc (The waiting tourists were herded onto the bus.) 2 to make animals move together in a group (herding sheep) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(herds, herding, herded) 1. A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live together. ...large herds of elephant and buffalo. N-COUNT: oft n N, N of n 2. If you say that someone has joined the herd or follows the herd, you are criticizing them because you think that they behave just like everyone else and do not think for themselves. They are individuals; they will not follow the herd. = pack N-SING: the N c darkgreen]disapproval 3. If you herd people somewhere, you make them move there in a group. He began to herd the prisoners out... VERB: V n prep/adv 4. If you herd animals, you make them move along as a group. Stefano used a motor cycle to herd the sheep... A boy herded half a dozen camels down towards the water trough. VERB: V n, V n prep/adv ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heord; akin to Old High German herta ~, Middle Welsh cordd troop, Lithuanian kerdzius shep~ Date: before 12th century 1. a. a number of animals of one kind kept together under human control b. a congregation of gregarious wild animals 2. a. (1) a group of people usually having a common bond a ~ of tourists (2) a large assemblage of like things b. the undistinguished masses ; crowd isolate the individual prophets from the ~ — Norman Cousins • ~like adjective II. verb Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to gather, lead, or drive as if in a ~ ~ed the children into the car b. to keep or move (animals) together 2. to place in a group intransitive verb 1. to assemble or move in a ~ 2. to place oneself in a group ; associate ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a large number of animals, esp. cattle, feeding or travelling or kept together. 2 (prec. by the) derog. a large number of people; a mob (prefers not to follow the herd). 3 (esp. in comb.) a keeper of herds; a herdsman (cowherd). --v. 1 intr. & tr. go or cause to go in a herd (herded together for warmth; herded the cattle into the field). 2 tr. tend (sheep, cattle, etc.) (he herds the goats). Phrases and idioms herd-book a book recording the pedigrees of cattle or pigs. the herd instinct the tendency of associating or conforming with one's own kind for support etc. ride herd on US keep watch on. Derivatives herder n. Etymology: OE heord, (in sense 3) hirdi, f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) стадо; гурт; залёжка (тюленей) 2) ходить стадом – closed herd – open herd – stabilized herd ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. стадо, гурт a herd of cattle —- стадо коров herd instinct —- стадное чувство 2. презр. толпа a herd of parasites —- толпа (скопище) бездельников (прихлебателей) common (vulgar) herd —- толпа, чернь; обыватели, мещане 3. множество, группа a herd of bicyclists —- стайка велосипедистов 4. диал. пастух Id: to break herd —- отбиться (отстать) от стада; редк. идти своим путем Id: to ride herd on —- охранять стадо и т. п., объезжая его верхом; контролировать, держать в рамках Id: several cowboys were riding herd on a drove heading south —- несколько ковбоев, держась по краю гурта, гнали его на юг Id: the new teacher rode herd on his pupils —- новый учитель держал учеников в узде 5. ходить стадом; собираться в стадо 6. (with) ходить, быть вместе (с кем-л.); войти в компанию, подружиться (с кем-л.); примкнуть (к кому-л.) to herd with smb. —- объединяться с кем-л. 7. собирать в стадо; собирать вместе to herd cattle —- собирать скот в стадо they were all herded into the waiting room —- их всех собрали в приемной 8. пасти ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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instinct стадное чувство HERD 1. noun 1) стадо; гурт 2) пастух 3) attr. стадный - herd instinct Syn: see people 2. v. 1) ходить стадом; толпиться 2) быть вместе, подружиться; примкнуть (with) 3) собирать вместе (тж. herd together) The cattle herded together to try to find some protection against the rain. Its terrible, the way people are herded together in rush hour trains, in conditions that wouldnt be allowed for animals! 4) пасти ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. heord, from P.Gmc. *kherdo-, from PIE *kherdha- "a row, group." Herdsman is O.E. heordman, but not common until herd in sense of "keeper of domestic animals which go in herds" fell from use (cf. shepherd). Intrusive -s- appeared c.1600, on model of craftsman, etc. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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