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RIDE HERD ON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ride herd on mean? 

RIDE HERD ON (verb)
  The verb RIDE HERD ON has 1 sense:

1. keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

  Familiarity information: RIDE HERD ON used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RIDE HERD ON (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

monitor; ride herd on; supervise

Hypernyms (to "ride herd on" is one way to...):

observe (watch attentively)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ride herd on"):

sleuth; snoop; spy; stag (watch, observe, or inquire secretly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody


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