stampede
- stampede
- I UK [stæmˈpiːd] / US [ˌstæmˈpɪd]
verb
Word forms "stampede":
present tense
I/you/we/they stampede
he/she/it stampedes
present participle stampeding
past tense stampeded
past participle stampeded
1) intransitive/transitive] if a group of animals or people stampede, they all start to run in a very fast uncontrolled way because they are frightened or excited
2) transitive] to force someone to do something without giving them the chance to think about it
stampede someone into (doing) something:
Don't let them stampede you into anything – make up your own mind.
II UK [stæmˈpiːd] / US [ˌstæmˈpɪd]
noun countable]
Word forms "stampede":
singular stampede
plural stampedes
1) a situation in which a group of people or animals all start to run in a very fast uncontrolled way because they are frightened or excited
2) a situation in which a lot of people all try to do something at the same time
The news led to a stampede by investors trying to sell their stocks.
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Stampede — Stam*pede (st[a^]m*p[=e]d ), n. [Sp. estampida (in America) a stampede, estampido a crackling, akin to estampar to stamp, of German origin. See {Stamp}, v. t.] 1. A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a number of animals; usually caused… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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stampede — ☆ stampede [stam pēd′ ] n. [AmSp estampida < Sp, a crash, uproar < estampar, to stamp < Gmc * stampjan,STAMP] 1. a sudden, headlong running away of a group of frightened animals, esp. horses or cattle 2. a confused, headlong rush or… … English World dictionary
stampede — ► NOUN 1) a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, etc. 2) a sudden rapid movement or reaction of a mass of people due to interest or panic. ► VERB ▪ take part or cause to take part in a stampede. DERIVATIVES stampeder noun. ORIGIN… … English terms dictionary
Stampede — Stam*pede (st[a^]m*p[=e]d ), v. i. To run away in a panic; said of droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stampede — Stam*pede , v. t. To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stampede — index panic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stampede — (n.) 1828, from Mex.Sp. estampida, from Sp., an uproar, from estamper to stamp, press, pound, from the same Germanic root that yielded English STAMP (Cf. stamp) (v.). The verb is from 1823. Related: Stampeded; stampeding. The political sense is… … Etymology dictionary
stampede — [n] rush of animals charge, chase, crash, dash, flight, fling, hurry, panic, rout, run, scattering, shoot, smash, tear; concept 152 … New thesaurus
Stampede — For other uses, see Stampede (disambiguation). Herdwick sheep stampeding in Cumbria. A stampede is an act of mass impulse among herd animals or a crowd of people in which the herd (or crowd) collectively begins running with no clear direction or… … Wikipedia
