herd definition

1. a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
2. a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
3. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
• examples: We herded the children into a spare classroom
4. move together, like a herd
5. keep, move, or drive animals
• examples: Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?