stampede
noun
1. a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
- when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits
Definition categories: act
2. a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
Definition categories: event, travel
Sentences with stampede as a noun:
- The annual Muslim Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which is attended by millions of pilgrims, has increasingly suffered from stampedes.
- a stampede toward US bonds in the credit markets
verb
1. cause to run in panic
- Thunderbolts can stampede animals
Definition categories: motion
2. cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
- The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating
Definition categories: social
3. act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
- Companies will now stampede to release their latest software
Definition categories: social, act, move
4. run away in a stampede