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[ verb ] cause to run in panic

Examples

: "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"

Used in print

(Cliff Farrell, Trail of the Tattered Star....)

`` We 'll stampede the rest .

I 'll stampede the rest of these horses so they can n't chase you '' .

2
[ noun ] a headlong rush of people on a common impulse

Examples

"when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"

Related terms

group_action

3
[ verb ] act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse

Examples

: "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"

Related terms

act

4
[ verb ] run away in a stampede

Related terms

flee run rush

5
[ verb ] cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively

Examples

"The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"

6
[ noun ] a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

Related terms

change_of_location

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