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English to English noun
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a headlong rush of people on a common impulse |  | Example: when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits
source: wordnet30
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a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle) | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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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. | | source: webster1913
verb
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cause to run in panic | | Example: Thunderbolts can stampede animals
source: wordnet30
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cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively | | Example: The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating
source: wordnet30
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act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse | | Example: Companies will now stampede to release their latest software
source: wordnet30
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run away in a stampede | | source: wordnet30
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To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies. | | source: webster1913
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To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals. | | source: webster1913
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