Flock meaning

What does “flock” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“flock” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a church congregation guided by a pastor.

flock

noun

  1. a church congregation guided by a pastor

  2. a group of birds

  3. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

    “a batch of letters”

    “a deal of trouble”

  4. an orderly crowd

    “a troop of children”

    Synonymstroop
  5. a group of sheep or goats

    Synonymsfold

verb

  1. move as a crowd or in a group

    “Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears”

  2. come together as in a cluster or flock

    “The poets constellate in this town every summer”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University