flock Definition

flock¹
noun

1. A group of creatures, especially birds or sheep.

Example: flock of sheep
Thesaurus: herd, group, pack, litter, bevy, gaggle, swarm, colony.
2. A crowd of people.

Thesaurus: gathering, assembly, throng, congregation, crowd, mass, multitude, convoy, horde, company, host.
3. A body of people under the spiritual charge of a priest or minister.

verb

intr
flocked, flocking
1. To gather or move in a group or a crowd.

Example: The sheep flocked down the hillside
Example: People flocked to the first day of the spring sales
Thesaurus: swarm, crowd, converge, herd, gather, gravitate, group, cluster, throng, bunch, congregate.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon flocc.

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flock²
noun

1. A tuft of wool, etc.
2. Waste wool or cotton used for stuffing mattresses, etc.

Form: flocks (also)
3. Fine particles of wool or nylon fibre applied to paper or cloth to give a velvety surface, especially wallpaper called flock-paper.

Etymology: 14c: from French floc tuft of wool, from Latin floccus.