Definitions for Stampede
stæmˈpidstam·pede

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. stampedenoun

   a headlong rush of people on a common impulse

   "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"

2. stampedeverb

   a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

3. stampedeverb

   cause to run in panic

   "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"

4. stampedeverb

   cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively

   "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"

5. stampedeverb

   act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse

   "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"

6. stampedeverb

   run away in a stampede

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1. stampedenoun

   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.

   She and her husband would join in the general stampede. -W. Black.

2. stampedenoun

   A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to go in the same direction at the same time.

   The annual Muslim Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which is attended by millions of pilgrims, has increasingly suffered from stampedes.

3. stampedeverb

   To run away in a panic; said of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.

4. stampedeverb

   To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.

5. Etymology: estampida (in America) a stampede, estampido a crackling, akin to estampar to stamp, of German origin.

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1. Stampedeverb

   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. Stampedeverb

   to run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies

3. Stampedeverb

   to disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals

4. Etymology: [Sp. estampida (in America) a stampede, estampido a crackling, akin to estampar to stamp, of German origin. See Stamp, v. t.]

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1. Stampede

   A stampede is an act of mass impulse among herd animals or a crowd of people in which the herd collectively begins running with no clear direction or purpose. Species associated with stampede behavior include cattle, elephants, blue wildebeests, walruses, wild horses, rhinoceros, and humans.

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1. 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.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Stampede in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Stampede in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Stampede in a Sentence

1. Tian Weidong:

   Further slides would accelerate the stampede.

2. Champa Devi:

   My husband, who had fallen and hurt himself in the stampede, couldn't move quickly enough. He told me to take the children and run, but I said, 'If we are going to die, we will die together,'.

3. Gu Yongtao:

   This is quite unexpected, the slump apparently triggered intensified selling, while the trigger of the circuit breaker seems to have heightened panic, as liquidity was suddenly gone and this is something no one has experienced before. It was a stampede.

4. Yang Hai:

   We've seen another stampede driven by panic, there's no good news in sight?while investors are being affected by the global 'risk-off' mood.

5. World Choice spokesman Pete Owens:

   It has added to confusion in discussions about the expansion of our dinner theaters to new locations across the country and around the world, some of our guest comments and comments of developers, in markets around the country with whom we spoke, show a misconception of what our show is. They do not realize the Stampede is a very patriotic, spectacular, horse show with 32 beautiful horses as the stars.

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