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flock1

Pronunciation: /flɒk/

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Definition of flock

noun

  • a number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or travelling together:a flock of gulls
  • a number of domestic animals, especially sheep, goats, or geese, that are kept together:a flock of sheep
  • a large number or crowd of people:a flock of paparazzi tailed them all over London
  • a group of children or pupils in someone’s charge.
  • a Christian congregation or body of believers, especially one under the charge of a particular minister:Thomas addressed his flock
    [alluding to the metaphor of Christ or a Christian pastor as a shepherd]

verb

[no object]
  • (of birds) congregate in a flock:sandgrouse are liable to flock with other species
  • [with adverbial] move or go together in a crowd:tourists flock to Oxford in their thousands

Origin:

Old English flocc, of unknown origin. The original sense was 'a band or body of people': this became obsolete, but has been reintroduced as a transferred use of the sense 'a number of animals kept together'

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