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Quick definitions from WordNet (stampede)
▸ noun: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse ("When he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits")
▸ noun: a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
▸ verb: run away in a stampede
▸ verb: cause to run in panic ("Thunderbolts can stampede animals")
▸ verb: act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse ("Companies will now stampede to release their latest software")
▸ verb: cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively ("The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating")
▸ Also see stampeding
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▸ noun: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse ("When he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits")
▸ noun: a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
▸ verb: run away in a stampede
▸ verb: cause to run in panic ("Thunderbolts can stampede animals")
▸ verb: act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse ("Companies will now stampede to release their latest software")
▸ verb: cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively ("The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating")
▸ Also see stampeding
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to stampede
▸ Usage examples for stampede
▸ Popular adjectives describing stampede
▸ Words that often appear near stampede
▸ Rhymes of stampede
▸ Invented words related to stampede