Definition of herd

• a. - Haired.
• n. - A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle.
• n. - A crowd of low people; a rabble.
• n. - One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like.
• v. i. - To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.
• v. i. - To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company.
• v. i. - To act as a herdsman or a shepherd.
• v. t. - To form or put into a herd.