Stampede

verb
stæm'pid

Noun

  • a headlong rush of people on a common impulse

    “when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits”

  • a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

    Type of:Travel

Verb

  • act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse

    “Companies will now stampede to release their latest software”

    Type of:ActMove

  • cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively

    “The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating”

  • cause to run in panic

    “Thunderbolts can stampede animals”

  • run away in a stampede

    Type of:FleeFly

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