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stampede

 

  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stampede  \Stam*pede"\,  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stampede  \Stam*pede"\,  v.  i. 
  To  run  away  in  a  panic;  --  said  droves  of  cattle,  horses, 
  etc.,  also  of  armies. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stampede  \Stam*pede"\,  v.  t. 
  To  disperse  by  causing  sudden  fright,  as  a  herd  or  drove  of 
  animals. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stampede  \Stam*pede"\,  n.  [Sp.  estampida  (in  America)  a 
  stampede,  estampido  a  crackling,  akin  to  estampar  to  stamp, 
  of  German  origin.  See  {Stamp},  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. 
 
  She  and  her  husband  would  join  in  the  general  stampede. 
  --W.  Black. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stampede 
  n  1:  a  headlong  rush  of  people  on  a  common  impulse;  "when  he 
  shouted  `fire'  there  was  a  stampede  to  the  exits" 
  2:  a  wild  headlong  rush  of  frightened  animals  (horses  or 
  cattle) 
  v  1:  cause  to  run  in  panic:  "Thunderbolts  can  stampede  animals" 
  2:  cause  a  group  or  mass  of  people  to  act  on  an  impulse  or 
  hurriedly  and  impulsively;  "The  tavern  owners  stampeded  us 
  into  overeating" 
  3:  act  usually  en  masse,  hurriedly  or  on  an  impulse: 
  "Companies  will  now  stampede  to  release  their  latest 
  software" 
  4:  run  away  in  a  stampede




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