(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 [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