About The Word Stampede
Learn about the word Stampede to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Stampede definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Stampede
| 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Stampede: Related Terms | Find terms related to Stampede: See Also | act | belt along | bucket along | cannonball along | change of location | flee | fly | group action | hasten | hie | hotfoot | move | pelt along | race | run | rush | rush along | speed | stampede | stampede | take flight | travel 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. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- In-fighting ‐ boxing at close quarters [n] conflict between members of the…
- Protestant deacon ‐ a Protestant layman who assists…
- Awake ‐ stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the…
- Mensa ‐ a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere…
- Calculus ‐ the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with…
- Sonny ‐ a male child (a familiar term of address…
- Houyhnhnm ‐ one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in Swift's…
- Spontaneity ‐ the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings…
- Harikari ‐ (Japan) ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced…
- Copland ‐ United States composer who developed a distinctly American music…