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Noun
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(n)
stampede
(a headlong rush of people on a common impulse)
"when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
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(n)
stampede
(a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle))
Verb
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(v)
stampede
(cause to run in panic)
"Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
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(v)
stampede
(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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stampede
(act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse)
"Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
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stampede
(run away in a stampede)