Stampede Definition

stăm-pēd
stampeded, stampedes, stampeding
noun
A sudden, headlong running away of a group of frightened animals, esp. horses or cattle.
Webster's New World
A confused, headlong rush or flight of a large group of people.
Webster's New World
Any sudden, impulsive, spontaneous mass movement.
A stampede to support a candidate.
Webster's New World
verb
To cause (a herd of animals) to flee in panic.
American Heritage
To cause to stampede.
Webster's New World
To make a headlong charge at or upon as a group.
Panicked patrons stampeded the exits.
Webster's New World
To move, or take part, in a stampede.
Webster's New World
To act on mass impulse.
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Noun

Singular:
stampede
Plural:
stampedes

Origin of Stampede

  • Spanish estampida uproar, stampede from Provençal from estampir to stamp of Germanic origin Middle English stampen to pound, stamp

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish estampida (“a stampede") (in America), estampido (“a crackling"), akin to estampar (“to stamp").

    From Wiktionary

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