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1 herd
[hə:d] 1. noun(a group of animals of one kind that stay, or are kept, together: a herd of cattle; a herd of elephant(s).) hjörð2. verb(to gather together, or be brought together, in a group: The dogs herded the sheep together; The tourists were herded into a tiny room.) reka saman, safna saman- - herd- herdsman
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2 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) aka, keyra2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) flytja (e-n), aka (e-m)3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) reka (áfram)4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) slá, kÿla; reka nagla5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) knÿja2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) ökutúr2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) heimreið, aðkeyrsla3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) dugnaður, drifkraftur4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) átak; herferð5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) kröftugt högg; upphafshögg með trékylfu nr. 1 (í golfi)6) ((computers) a disk drive.)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
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3 trail
[treil] 1. verb1) (to drag, or be dragged, along loosely: Garments were trailing from the suitcase.) draga(st) (á eftir)2) (to walk slowly and usually wearily: He trailed down the road.) drattast áfram3) (to follow the track of: The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.) elta2. noun1) (a track (of an animal): The trail was easy for the hunters to follow.) slóð2) (a path through a forest or other wild area: a mountain trail.) slóði3) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) blóðferill/-dreif•- trailer -
4 yield
[ji:ld] 1. verb1) (to give up; to surrender: He yielded to the other man's arguments; He yielded all his possessions to the state.) gefast upp (fyrir); láta af hendi2) (to give way to force or pressure: At last the door yielded.) láta undan3) (to produce naturally, grow etc: How much milk does that herd of cattle yield?) gefa af sér2. noun(the amount produced by natural means: the annual yield of wheat.) afrakstur
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herd — I. /hɜd / (say herd) noun 1. a number of animals, especially cattle, kept, feeding, or travelling together; drove; flock. 2. Obsolete a mob (of kangaroos). 3. a large company of people. 4. the herd, the common people; the rabble. –verb (i) 5. to… …
herd- — *herd germ., Verb: nhd. flechten; ne. plait (Verb); Hinweis: s. *hurdi ; Etymologie: idg. *kert , *kerət , *krāt , Verb, drehen, flechten, Pokorny 584; … Germanisches Wörterbuch
herd together — ˌherd ˈtogether [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they herd together he/she/it herds together present participle herding together past ten … Useful english dictionary
herd — ► NOUN 1) a large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live or are kept together. 2) derogatory a large group or class of people. ► VERB 1) move in a large group. 2) keep or look after (livestock). DERIVATIVES herder noun … English terms dictionary
herd cats — verb To attempt to control the uncontrollable … Wiktionary
herd — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of animals ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, large, vast ▪ small ▪ entire, whole ▪ … Collocations dictionary
herd — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heord; akin to Old High German herta herd, Middle Welsh cordd troop, Lithuanian kerdžius shepherd Date: before 12th century 1. a. a number of animals of one kind kept together under human… … New Collegiate Dictionary
herd — [[t]hɜ͟ː(r)d[/t]] herds, herding, herded 1) N COUNT: oft n N, N of n A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live together. Chobe is also renowned for its large herds of elephant and buffalo. ...dairy herds. 2) N SING: the N… … English dictionary
Herd — Covey redirects here. For other uses, see Covey (disambiguation). For other uses, see Herd (disambiguation). Boy herding a flock of sheep, India; a classic example of the domestic herding of animals … Wikipedia
herd — 1 noun 1 (C) a group of animals of one kind that lives and feeds together (+ of): a herd of cattle (also + plural verb in BrE): A herd of cows were descending into the valley. compare flock 1 (1) 2 the herd people generally, especially when… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
herd — I UK [hɜː(r)d] / US [hɜrd] noun [countable] Word forms herd : singular herd plural herds * a large group of animals of the same type that live and move about together herd of: a herd of cattle herds of elephants • follow the herd II UK [hɜː(r)d]… … English dictionary
