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) A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things

"His brilliance raised him above the ruck"

"The children resembled a fairy herd"

(4) Move together, like a herd

(5) Cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

"We herded the children into a spare classroom"

(6) Keep, move, or drive animals

"Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"