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Definition of Stampede
1. Noun. A headlong rush of people on a common impulse. "When he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
Generic synonyms: Group Action
2. Verb. Cause to run in panic. "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
3. Noun. A wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle).
4. Verb. Cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively. "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
5. Verb. Act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse. "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
6. Verb. Run away in a stampede.
Entails: Run, Belt Along, Bucket Along, Cannonball Along, Hasten, Hie, Hotfoot, Pelt Along, Race, Rush, Rush Along, Speed, Step On It
Generic synonyms: Flee, Fly, Take Flight
Generic synonyms: Flee, Fly, Take Flight
Definition of Stampede
1. n. 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.
2. v. i. To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
3. v. t. To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.
4. 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.
Definition of Stampede
1. to cause to run away in headlong panic [v -PEDED, -PEDING, -PEDES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stampede
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