sheep

sheep is on the Basic English 850 List.

sharp - sheep - shelf

Pronunciation

• enPR: shēp, IPA ^(key): /ʃiːp/
• SAMPA: /Si:p/

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Noun

Singular sheep

Plural sheep

1. (countable) A sheep is an animal that people keep on farms and eat for food.

   My grandfather has a sheep farm and we get all our wool there.

2. (countable) (idiomatic) A sheep is a person who follows orders blindly and cannot think for themself.

Related words

• black sheep
• sheepdog
• sheepish
• shepherd