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Stampede

Stampede Meaning & Definition
Stampede Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stampede?

[n] a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
[n] a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
[v] run away in a stampede
[v] cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
[v] act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
[v] cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"

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Stampede In Webster's Dictionary

\Stam*pede"\, n. Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse; as, a stampede to the gold regions; a stampede in a convention.
\Stam*pede"\, n. [Sp. estampida (in America) a stampede, estampido a crackling, akin to estampar to stamp, of German origin. See {Stamp}, v. t.] A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a number of animals; usually caused by fright; hence, any sudden flight or dispersion, as of a crowd or an army in consequence of a panic. She and her husband would join in the general stampede. --W. Black.
\Stam*pede"\, v. i. To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
\Stam*pede"\, v. t. To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.

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