Difference between Herd and Crowd

What is the difference between Herd and Crowd?

Herd as a noun is 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. while Crowd as a noun is several things collected or closely pressed together; also, some things adjacent to each other.

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: You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.

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 wayTo press together or collect in numbers; to swarm; to throngTo 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: Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.

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

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