Difference between Crowd and Herd

What is the difference between Crowd and Herd?

Crowd as a verb is to push, to press, to shove. while Herd as a verb is to unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.

Crowd

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To push, to press, to shove. To press or drive together; to mass together. To fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity. To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably. To approach another ship too closely when it has right of way To press together or collect in numbers; to swarm; to throng To urge or press forward; to force one's self; as, a man crowds into a room (of a square-rigged ship) To carry excessive sail

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Several things collected or closely pressed together; also, some things adjacent to each other. A group of people congregated or collected into a close body without order. (with definite article) The so-called lower orders of people; the populace, vulgar. A group of people united or at least characterised by a common interest. A crwth, an Ancient Celtic plucked string instrument. A fiddle.

Example sentence: Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.

Herd

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, rabbits, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle.A crowd of low people; a rabble.One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company.To act as a herdsman or a shepherd.To form or put into a herd.

Example sentence: To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.

We hope you now know whether to use Crowd or Herd in your sentence.

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