Stampede Definition
stăm-pēd
stampeded, stampedes, stampeding
noun
A sudden, headlong running away of a group of frightened animals, esp. horses or cattle.
Webster's New World
A confused, headlong rush or flight of a large group of people.
Webster's New World
Any sudden, impulsive, spontaneous mass movement.
A stampede to support a candidate.
Webster's New World
verb
To cause (a herd of animals) to flee in panic.
American Heritage
To cause to stampede.
Webster's New World
To make a headlong charge at or upon as a group.
Panicked patrons stampeded the exits.
Webster's New World
To move, or take part, in a stampede.
Webster's New World
To act on mass impulse.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Stampede
Noun
Singular:
stampede
Plural:
stampedesOrigin of Stampede
Spanish estampida uproar, stampede from Provençal from estampir to stamp of Germanic origin Middle English stampen to pound, stamp
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Spanish estampida (“a stampede") (in America), estampido (“a crackling"), akin to estampar (“to stamp").
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