flock

flock
flock
1. flock [flɒk, Am flɑ:k] n
+ sing/pl vb
1) (group of animals) goats, sheep Herde f; birds Schar f, Schwarm m
2) (group of people) Schar f, Horde f (pej) rel Herde f (geh), Gemeinde f, Schäfchen ntpl (fam)
a \flock of sightseers/tourists eine Besucherschar/Schar von Touristen vi sich akk scharen;
crowds of people \flocked to see the Picasso exhibition es kamen Scharen von Menschen, um die Picassoausstellung zu sehen;
to \flock around sb/sth sich akk um jdn/etw scharen, jdn/etw umringen;
to \flock in/out of somewhere irgendwo [scharenweise] hinein-/hinausströmen;
to \flock to sth zu etw dat in Scharen kommen [o strömen]
2. flock [flɒk, Am flɑ:k] n
1) (tuft) of cotton, wool [Woll]flocke f
2) no pl (material) Reißwolle f; (for coating) Wollpulver nt, Wollstaub m; (as stuffing) Flockwolle f
3) no pl (fibre) Velours m

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