Stampede

[stæm'piːd] or [stæm'pid]

Definition

(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'.

Checker: Olivier--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

(v. i.) To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.

(v. t.) To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.

Checked by Fern

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Sudden flight (as of horses from fright).

Checker: Zelig

Definition

n. a sudden fright seizing a herd of horses or other cattle causing them to run: flight or any sudden confused movement of a multitude caused by panic.—v.i. to scamper off in panic.

Typist: Steven