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stampede - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stampede' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stampede [ v. i.]
- To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
2 . Stampede [ 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.
- To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.

Meaning of 'stampede' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stampede [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
Example in sentence:
  • when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits
2 . stampede [ v]
Meaning (2):
- act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
Example in sentence:
  • Companies will now stampede to release their latest software
Meaning (3):
- cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
Example in sentence:
  • The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating
Meaning (4):
- cause to run in panic
Example in sentence:
  • Thunderbolts can stampede animals