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1. (n.) stampede
a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, esp. cattle or horses.
2. stampede
any headlong general flight or rush.
3. stampede
Western U.S., Canada. a celebration, usu. held annually, combining a rodeo, contests, dancing, etc.
4. (v.i.) stampede
to scatter or flee in a stampede.
5. stampede
to make a general rush.
6. (v.t.) stampede
to cause to stampede.
7. stampede
to rush or overrun (a place).
Etymology: (1815–25, Amer.; < AmerSp estampida, Sp, =estamp(ar) to stamp+-ida n. suffix)
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| Definition of 'stampede' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) stampede
a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
"when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
2. (verb) stampede
a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
3. (verb) stampede
cause to run in panic
"Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
4. (verb) stampede
cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
"The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
5. (verb) stampede
act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
"Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
6. (verb) stampede
run away in a stampede
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| Definition of 'stampede' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) stampede
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
2. (verb) stampede
to run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies
3. (verb) stampede
to disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals
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Sense: a sudden wild rush of wild animals etc
a stampede of buffaloes; The school bell rang for lunch and there was a stampede for the door.
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 Afrikaans: stormloop |
 Arabic: فِرار جَماعي |
 Bulgarian: паническо бягство |
 Brazilian: estouro |
 Czech: úprk |
 German: der Massenansturm |
 Danish: vild flugt |
 Greek: άτακτη φυγή (π.χ. ζώων) |
 Estonian: tormamine, tunglemine |
 Farsi: رم |
 Finnish: ryntäys |
 French: ruée |
 Hebrew: מְנוּסַת בְּהָלָה |
 Hindi: भगदड़ |
 Croatian: stampedo, bezglava jurnja |
 Hungarian: eszeveszett menekülés |
 Indonesian: perebutan lari |
 Icelandic: styggð, flótti |
 Italian: fuga |
 Japanese: 殺到 |
 Korean: 우르르 달아남, 쇄도 |
 Lithuanian: (paniškas) bėgimas |
 Latvian: paniska bēgšana |
 Malay: lari berebut |
 Dutch: wilde vlucht |
 Norwegian: stormløp, vill flukt |
 Polish: paniczny pęd |
 Portuguese: debandada |
 Romanian: debandadă |
 Russian: массовое (паническое) бег |
 Slovak: útek splašeného stáda; zh |
 Slovenian: naval |
 Serbian: stampedo |
 Swedish: vild flykt, rusning |
 Thai: ความแตกตื่นโกลาหล |
 Turkish: ürkme |
 Taiwanese: (畜群的) 驚逃，亂竄 |
 Ukrainian: стихійний масовий рх |
 Urdu: بھگدڑ |
 Vietnamese: sự chạy toán loạn do kinh |
 Chinese: （畜群的）惊逃，奔逃 |
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