stampede
Nouns
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(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
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(v) cause to run in panic
- Thunderbolts can stampede animals
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(v) cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
- The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating
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(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