stampede

Nouns

  • (n) a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
    • when he shouted "fire" there was a stampede to the exits
  • (n) a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

Verbs

  • (v) cause to run in panic
    • Thunderbolts can stampede animals
  • (v) cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
    • The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating
  • (v) act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
    • Companies will now stampede to release their latest software
  • (v) run away in a stampede

Words of close approximity

stamper