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STAMPEDE
stampede
(noun) a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; “when he shouted ‘fire’ there was a stampede to the exits”
stampede
(noun) a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
stampede
(verb) run away in a stampede
stampede
(verb) cause to run in panic; “Thunderbolts can stampede animals”
stampede
(verb) act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; “Companies will now stampede to release their latest software”
stampede
(verb) cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; “The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stampede (plural stampedes)
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.
A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to go in the same direction at the same time.
(figurative) Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse.
Synonyms
• (a wild running away): rush, flight
• (an intensive movement of a crowd): crush, jam, trampling
Verb
stampede (third-person singular simple present stampedes, present participle stampeding, simple past and past participle stampeded)
(intransitive) To run away in a panic; said of cattle, horses, etc, also of armies.
(transitive) To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.
(of people) To move rapidly in a mass.
Anagrams
• stepdame
Source: Wiktionary
Stam*pede", n. Etym: [Sp. estampida (in America) a stampede, estampido a crackling, akin to estampar to stamp, of German origin. See Stamp, v. t.]
Definition: 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.
Definition: To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
Stam*pede", v. t.
Definition: To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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