Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

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

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