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RIDE HERD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ride herd mean?
• RIDE HERD (verb)
The verb RIDE HERD has 1 sense:
1. driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them
Familiarity information: RIDE HERD used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
Joe was riding herd during the day
Hypernyms (to "ride herd" is one way to...):
ride; sit (sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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