herd vs league

herd

verb
  • To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company. 

  • To manage, care for or guard a herd 

  • To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd 

  • To move or drive a herd. 

  • To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company. 

  • To form or put into a herd. 

noun
  • A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. 

  • Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. 

  • A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. 

league

verb
  • To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support. 

noun
  • A group or association of cooperating members. 

  • A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league. 

  • An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship. 

  • The distance that a person can walk in one hour, commonly taken to be approximately three English miles (about five kilometers). 

  • A class or type of people or things that are evenly matched or on the same level. 

  • A prefecture-level administrative unit in Inner Mongolia (Chinese: 盟). 

  • An alliance or coalition. 

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