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 flock flock /ˈflɑːk/

noun

  1. () A group of birds  ( flock )
    a group of birds
     Every morning, a large flock of birds gathers by the lake.
    Every morning, a large flock of birds gathers by the lake.
  2. () A church congregation guided by a pastor  ( flock )
    a church congregation guided by a pastor
  3. () An orderly crowd  ( troop , flock )
    an orderly crowd
     A troop of children
    a troop of children
  4. () (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent  ( batch , hatful , mess , mickle [Archaic] , mountain , muckle , passel [American] , peck , pot , deal , flock , heap , mint , quite a little , raft , sight , slew , spate , stack , tidy sum , wad , good deal , great deal , lot , mass , pile [Informal] , plenty )
    (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent
     A batch of letters
    a batch of letters
     A deal of trouble
    a deal of trouble
     A lot of money
    a lot of money
     He made a mint on the stock market
    he made a mint on the stock market
     See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
    see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
     It must have cost plenty
    it must have cost plenty
     A slew of journalists
    a slew of journalists
     A wad of money
    a wad of money
  5. A group of sheep or goats  ( flock , fold )
    a group of sheep or goats

verb

  1. () Move as a crowd or in a group  ( flock )
    move as a crowd or in a group
     Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears
    Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears
  2. Come together as in a cluster or flock  ( clump , constellate , flock , cluster )
    come together as in a cluster or flock
     The poets constellate in this town every summer
    The poets constellate in this town every summer