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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishflok, fromOld Englishflocc(“flock, company, troop”), fromProto-West Germanic*flokk, fromProto-Germanic*flukkaz(“crowd, troop”). Cognate withGerman Low GermanFlock(“crowd, flock”),Danishflok(“flock”),Swedishflock(“flock”),Norwegianflokk(“flock”),Faroeseflokkur(“flock”),Icelandicflokkur(“flock, group”). Related also toNormanfliotchet(“flock, crowd”), from Old Norse. Perhaps related toOld Englishfolc(“crowd, troop, band”). More atfolk.

Noun

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flock (2) ofsheep

flock (pluralflocks)

  1. A number ofbirds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose ofmigration.
  2. A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used ofsheep, but(dated) also used forgoats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.
    • 1886,Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad,Folk and Fairy Tales, page170:
      He told his father, and said it would be just suitable work for him to run about fields and woods amongst the strawberry hills after aflock of hares, and now and then lie down and take a nap on some sunny hill.
  3. Those served by a particularpastor orshepherd.
    • 1864,Alfred Tennyson, “Aylmer’s Field”, inEnoch Arden, &c., London:Edward Moxon & Co., […],→OCLC,page83:
      But lapsed into so long a pause again / As half amazed, half frighted all hisflock: [...]
    • 1995, Green Key Books,God's Word to the Nations (John 10:16)‎[1]:
      I also have other sheep that are not from this pen. I must lead them. They, too, will respond to my voice. So they will be oneflock with one shepherd.
  4. A large number ofpeople.
    Synonym:congregation
  5. (Christianity) A religiouscongregation.
    Synonym:congregation
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Translations
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group of birds
group of animals, especially sheep or goats
people served by a particular pastor
group of people
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Verb

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flock (third-person singular simple presentflocks,present participleflocking,simple past and past participleflocked)

  1. (intransitive) Tocongregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.
    Peopleflocked to the cinema to see the new film.
    • 1697,Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, inJohn Dryden, transl.,The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […],→OCLC:
      What place the gods for our repose assigned.
      Friends dailyflock; and scarce the kindly spring
      Began to clothe the ground
    • 2021 October 20, Mark Rand, “S&C: a line fit for tourists... and everyone?”, inRAIL, number942, page43:
      Given the poor state of the line's trains and schedules, it is remarkable that peopleflock to use or experience it in embarrassingly large numbers.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To flock to; to crowd.
    • 1609, John Taylor,Penniless Pilgrimage:
      Good fellows, trooping,flocked me so.
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Translations
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to congregate

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishflok(“tuft of wool”), fromOld Frenchfloc(“tuft of wool”), fromLate Latinfloccus(“tuft of wool”), probably fromFrankish*flokko(“down, wool, flock”), fromProto-Germanic*flukkōn-,*flukkan-,*fluksōn-(“down, flock”), fromProto-Indo-European*plewk-(“hair, fibres, tuft”). Cognate withOld High Germanflocko(“down”),Middle Dutchvlocke(“flock”),Norwegian dialectalflugsa(“snowflake”). Non-Germanic cognates includeAlbanianflokë(“hair”).

Noun

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flock (countable anduncountable,pluralflocks)

  1. Coarsetufts ofwool orcotton used inbedding.
  2. Alock ofwool orhair.
  3. Very finesifted woollen refuse, especially that from shearing thenap of cloths, formerly used as acoating forwallpaper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fibre used for a similar purpose.
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Translations
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tufts of wool or cotton

Verb

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flock (third-person singular simple presentflocks,present participleflocking,simple past and past participleflocked)

  1. (transitive) Tocoat a surface with dense fibers or particles; especially, to create a dense arrangement of fibers with a desirednap.
    the sampling and elution advantages offlocked swabs versus spun swabs
  2. (transitive) To cover aChristmas tree with artificial snow.
  3. (transitive) To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles.
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Translations
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to coat
to treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles—seeflocculate

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Swedish

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Etymology

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FromOld Swedishflokker,flukker, fromOld Norseflokkr, fromProto-Germanic*flukkaz. Cognate withFaroeseflokkur,Icelandicflokkur,Norwegianflokk, andDanishflok.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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flock c

  1. aflock (group of animals (or people, by extension, often emphasizing lack of independence or the like))
    1. agaggle(of geese)
    2. amurder(of crows)
    3. amuster(of peafowl)
    4. apride(of lions)
    5. (Christianity) aflock

Declension

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Declension offlock
nominativegenitive
singularindefiniteflockflocks
definiteflockenflockens
pluralindefiniteflockarflockars
definiteflockarnaflockarnas

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