Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - herd

~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)