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sheep  (shp)

n. pl. sheep

1. Any of various usually horned ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis in the family Bovidae, especially the domesticated species O. aries, raised in many breeds for wool, edible flesh, or skin.

2. Leather made from the skin of one of these animals.

3.

a. A person regarded as timid, weak, or submissive.

b. One who is easily swayed or led.

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[Middle English, from Old English scap.]

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sheep [ʃiːp]

n pl sheep

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various bovid mammals of the genus Ovis and related genera, esp O. aries (domestic sheep), having transversely ribbed horns and a narrow face. There are many breeds of domestic sheep, raised for their wool and for meat Related adj ovine

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)

Barbary sheep another name for aoudad

3. a meek or timid person, esp one without initiative

separate the sheep from the goats to pick out the members of any group who are superior in some respects

[Old English sceap; related to Old Frisian skēp, Old Saxon scāp, Old High German scāf]

sheeplike  adj

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SHEEP

abbreviation for

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) Sky High Earnings Expectations Possibly: applied to investments that appear to offer high returns but may be unreliable

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sheep - woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat bovid - hollow-horned ruminants genus Ovis, Ovis - sheep ewe - female sheep tup, ram - uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'" wether - male sheep especially a castrated one black sheep - sheep with a black coat domestic sheep, Ovis aries - any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin trotter - foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food withers - the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals fold, flock - a group of sheep or goats herd - a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
	2.	sheep - a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
	3.	sheep - a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep" follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another

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sheep noun

Related words
adjective ovine
male ram, tup
female ewe
young lamb, yeanling
collective noun flock

Quotations
"He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter" Bible: Isaiah

Breeds of sheep

Beulah Speckled-face, bighorn or mountain sheep, Blackface, Black Welsh Mountain, Blue-faced or Hexham Leicester, Border Leicester, Boreray, Brecknock Hill Cheviot, British Bleu du Maine, British Charollais, British Friesland, British Milksheep, British Oldenburg, British Texel, British Vendéen, Cambridge, Cheviot, Clun Forest, Colbred, Corriedale, Cotswold, Dalesbred, Dartmoor, Derbyshire Gritstone, Devon and Cornwall Longwool, Devon Closewool, Dorset Down, Dorset Horn, East Friesland, English Halfbred, Exmoor Horn, Hampshire Down, Hebridian or St. Kilda, Herdwick, Hill Radnor, Île de France, Jacob, karakul, caracul, or broadtail, Kerry Hill, Leicester Longwool, Lincoln Longwool, Llanwenog, Lleyn, Lonk, Manx Loghtan, Masham, Merino, Mule, Norfolk Horn, North Country Cheviot, Orkney or North Ronaldsay, Oxford or Oxfordshire Down, Polwarth, Portland, Rambouillet, Romney Marsh, Rouge de l'Ouest, Rough Fell, Ryeland, Scottish Blackface, Scottish Halfbred, Shetland, Shropshire, Soay, Southdown, South Wales Mountain, Suffolk, Swaledale, Teeswater, Texel, Welsh Halfbred, Welsh Hill Speckled, Welsh Mountain, Welsh Mountain Badger Faced, Welsh Mule, Wensleydale Longwool, White Face Dartmoor, Whitefaced Woodland, Wiltshire Horn

Translations

sheep [ʃiːp]

A. N (pl inv) → oveja f
to be the black sheep of the family → ser la oveja negra de la familia
to make sheep's eyes at sb → mirar a algn con ojos de cordero
we must sort out or separate the sheep from the goats → tenemos que apartar or separar el grano de la paja

B. CPD sheep dip N → (baño m) desinfectante m para ovejas
sheep farm N → granja f de ovejas, granja f ovina, granja f de ganado lanar
sheep farmer N → criador(a) m/f de ganado lanar, ganadero/a m/f de ovejas
sheep farming N → ganadería f ovina or lanar, cría f de ganado ovino or lanar
sheep run N → pasto m de ovejas, dehesa f de ovejas
sheep track N → cañada f (de pastoreo)
sheep worrying N → acoso m de ovejas

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sheep [ˈʃiːp] [sheep] (pl) n → mouton m

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sheep

n pl <-> (lit, fig) → Schaf nt; to count sheep → Schäfchen zählen; to separate the sheep from the goats (fig) → die Schafe von den Böcken trennen; to make sheep’s eyes at somebody → jdn anhimmeln; you might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb (prov) → wennschon, dennschon

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sheep:

sheep-dip

n → Desinfektionsbad nt → für Schafe; (for mange) → Räudebad nt

sheepdog

n → Hütehund m

sheepdog trials

pl → Gehorsamkeits- und Geschicklichkeitsprüfungen pl → für Hütehunde

sheep farm

n → Schaffarm f

sheep farmer

n → Schafzüchter(in) m(f)

sheep farming

n → Schafzucht f

sheepfold

n → Schafhürde f

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sheep:

sheep run

n → Schafweide f

sheepshearer

n (= person) → Schafscherer(in) m(f)

sheepshearing

n → Schafschur f

sheepskin

n

→ Schaffell nt; sheep (jacket) → Schaffelljacke f

(US inf: = diploma) → Pergament nt

sheepwalk

n (Brit) → Schafweide f

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sheep [ʃiːp] n pl inv → pecora
to make sheep's eyes at sb (fig) → fare gli occhi dolci a qn

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sheep [ʃiːp] n pl inv → pecora
to make sheep's eyes at sb (fig) → fare gli occhi dolci a qn

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sheep

n sheep [ʃiːp]

a kind of animal related to the goat, whose flesh is used as food and from whose wool clothing is made a flock of sheep. skape خَروف، شاه، غنَم овца ovce får das Schaf πρόβατο oveja lammas گوسفند lammas mouton כֶּבֶש भेड़ ovca juh domba kind pecora 羊 양 avis aita biri-biri schaap sau, får; smale owca ovelha oaie овца ovca ovca ovca får แกะ koyun 綿羊 баран, вівця بھیڑ con cừu 绵羊

adj sheepish

embarrassed a sheepish expression. skamerig خَجول، مُرْتَبِك смутен rozpačitý fåret blöde ντροπαλός, αμήχανος avergonzado, abochornado kohtlane, häbelik گوسفندوار ؛ ساده دل hämillinen embarrassé בַּיישָנִי झेंप plah, smeten szégyenlős kemalu-maluan kindarlegur imbarazzato おどおどした 부끄러워하는 sutrikęs, suglumęs kaunīgs; samulsis tersipu-sipu verlegen flau, forlegen, fåret zbaraniały encabulado ruşinat сконфуженный rozpačitý zbegan posramljen förlägen, fåraktig ขี้อาย utanmış, mahcup 靦腆的 боязкий, соромливий شرمیلا، کھسیانا bẽn lẽn 驯顺的

adv sheepishly

skamerig بِخَجَل، بارتِباك смутено zaraženě fåret blöde ντροπαλά, αμήχανα con vergüenza/bochorno hirmunult بصورت گوسفندوار arasti d'un air penaud בְּבַיישָנוּת संकोचपूर्वक plaho, strašljivo szégyenlősen dengan kemalu-maluan kindarlega con imbarazzo おどおどして 소심하게 pasimetus, suglumus kaunīgi; samulsumā dengan tersipu-sipu verlegen forlegent, fåret w zakłopotaniu com embaraço timid, cu timiditate робко zarazene zbegano posramljeno förläget, fåraktigt อย่างขี้อาย utanarak, mahcup mahcup 馴順地 боязко, соромливо شرمیلے پن سے bẽn lẽn 驯顺地

n sheepdog

a dog (of a kind often) trained to work with sheep. skaaphond كَلْب مُدَرَّب على حِراسَة الغَنَم овчарско куче ovčácký pes hyrdehund; fårehund der Schäferhund τσοπανόσκυλο perro pastor lambakoer سگ گله lammaskoira chien de berger כֶּלֶב רוֹעִים भेड़ों को चराने वाला कुत्ता ovčarski pas juhászkutya anjing gembala fjárhundur cane da pastore 牧羊犬 양 지키는 개 aviganis aitu suns anjing gembala biri-biri herdershond fåre-/gjeterhund owczarek cão-pastor câine ciobănesc овчарка ovčiarsky pes ovčar ovčarski pas fårhund สุนัขเลี้ยงแกะ çoban köpeği 牧羊犬 вівчарка بھیڑوں کی رکھوالی کرنے والا کتا chó chăn cừu 牧羊犬

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sheep → نعجة ovce får Schaf πρόβατο oveja lammas mouton ovca pecora 羊 양 schaap sau owca carneiro овца får แกะ koyun con cừu 羊