Definition of stampede Stampede

/stæmpiˈd/ - [statmpeed] - stam•pede

We found 17 definitions of stampede from 6 different sources.

What does stampede mean?

Noun Plural: stampedes
stampede - a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
		group action action taken by a group of people
stampede - a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
		change of location, travel a movement through space that changes the location of something
Verb stampedes, stampeding, stampeded
stampede - run away in a stampede
		flee, take flight, fly run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
stampede - cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
stampede - act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
		act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
stampede - cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
		stampede run away in a stampede

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stampede (Noun)
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.
stampede (Noun)
A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to go in the same direction at the same time.
stampede (Verb)
To run away in a panic; said of cattle, horses, etc. , also of armies.
stampede (Verb)
To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.

stampede (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.
stampede (v. i.)
To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
stampede (v. t.)
To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.

stampede
stam-pēd′, n. a sudden fright seizing a herd of horses or other cattle, causing them to run: flight, or any sudden confused movement of a multitude, caused by panic.—v.i. to scamper off in panic. [Sp. estampido, a crash—estampar, to stamp.]