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flocked Definition


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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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