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herding


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  herd 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  herd 
 
  Sense  1 
  herd,  crowd 
  =>  overcrowd 
 
  Sense  3 
  herd 
  =>  wrangle 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  herd 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  herd 
 
  Sense  1 
  herd,  crowd 
  =>  overcrowd 
  =>  surcharge 
 
  Sense  3 
  herd 
  =>  wrangle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  herd 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  herd 
 
  3  senses  of  herd 
 
  Sense  1 
  herd,  crowd 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  2 
  herd 
  =>  crowd,  crowd  together 
 
  Sense  3 
  herd 
  =>  keep 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  herd 
 
  herd  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  herd 
 
  Sense  1 
  herd,  crowd 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  herd 
  =>  crowd,  crowd  together 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  herd 
  =>  keep 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  herd 
 
  The  verb  herd  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  herd,  crowd  --  (cause  to  herd,  drive,  or  crowd  together;  "We  herded  the  children  into  a  spare  classroom") 
  2.  (1)  herd  --  (move  together,  like  a  herd) 
  3.  herd  --  (keep,  move  or  drive  animals;  "Who  will  be  herding  the  cattle  when  the  cowboy  dies?") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  herding 
 
  The  adj  herding  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  herding,  swarming,  social  --  ((of  birds  and  animals)  tending  to  move  or  live  together  in  groups  or  colonies  of  the  same  kind  "ants  are  social  insects";  "the  herding  instinct  in  sheep  or  cattle";  "swarming  behavior  in  bees") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  herding 
 
  1  sense  of  herding 
 
  Sense  1 
  herding(postnominal),  swarming(postnominal),  social 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  gregarious)  ->  ungregarious 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  herding 
 
  1  sense  of  herding 
 
  Sense  1 
  herding(postnominal),  swarming(postnominal),  social 
  =>  gregarious  (vs.  ungregarious) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  herding 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  herding 
 
  herding  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  herding 
  herding 
 
  Overview  of  verb  herd 
 
  The  verb  herd  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  herd,  crowd  --  (cause  to  herd,  drive,  or  crowd  together;  "We  herded  the  children  into  a  spare  classroom") 
  2.  (1)  herd  --  (move  together,  like  a  herd) 
  3.  herd  --  (keep,  move  or  drive  animals;  "Who  will  be  herding  the  cattle  when  the  cowboy  dies?") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  herding 
 
  The  adj  herding  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  herding,  swarming,  social  --  ((of  birds  and  animals)  tending  to  move  or  live  together  in  groups  or  colonies  of  the  same  kind  "ants  are  social  insects";  "the  herding  instinct  in  sheep  or  cattle";  "swarming  behavior  in  bees") 



herding definition