stampede
a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
any headlong general flight or rush.
Western U.S., Canada. a celebration, usually held annually, combining a rodeo, contests, exhibitions, dancing, etc.
to scatter or flee in a stampede: People stampeded from the burning theater.
to make a general rush: On hearing of the sale, they stampeded to the store.
to cause to stampede.
to rush or overrun (a place): Customers stampeded the stores.
Origin of stampede
1Other words from stampede
- stam·ped·er, noun
- un·stam·ped·ed, adjective
Words Nearby stampede
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How to use stampede in a sentence
He has firsthand experience with the groups marshaling these ugly stampedes.
Twitch hate raids are more than just a Twitch problem, and they’re only getting worse | Nathan Grayson | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostMore than 70 people are dead, shopping malls have been burned to the ground, cargo trucks torched, highways blocked, and there have been running street battles and stampedes in which fleeing looters were crushed to death.
She caused a stampede of 1,500 male students when she appeared at the University of Colorado.
Tempest Storm, exotic dancer called ‘The Last Queen of Burlesque,’ dies at 93 | Matt Schudel | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostWe still have stampedes, and still can’t get out of enclosed spaces properly.
Want to Get Out Alive? Follow the Ants - Issue 95: Escape | Conor Myhrvold | January 28, 2021 | NautilusSince 2009, there have been fatal stadium stampedes in Morocco, Cote d’Ivoire, Bangkok, and Egypt.
Want to Get Out Alive? Follow the Ants - Issue 95: Escape | Conor Myhrvold | January 28, 2021 | Nautilus
They are unleashed into the narrow streets of old Pamplona and forced to stampede, pursued by crazy guys in red scarfs.
There was no instruction, no direction—there was an overwhelming stampede and hysteria.
I Survived a Deadly Shipwreck: Costa Concordia Passengers Tell Their Stories | Barbie Latza Nadeau | May 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo prevent a stampede, U.S. soldiers shot tear gas into the crowd as they withdrew.
Remembering the Fall of Saigon and Vietnam’s Mass ‘Boat People’ Exodus | Katie Baker | April 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPolice say he continued to stab and slash as he returned to the hallway, causing other students to stampede away from him.
Thank God the Murrysville School Attack Wasn’t Guns | Michael Daly | April 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe idea is to stampede others into pledging their money, too.
The Man Oswald First Tried to Kill Before JFK | Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis | October 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWho can explain the sixth sense that warns a night-herder of a stampede a moment before the herd jumps off the bed-ground?
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairFrom four to five o'clock there is a general stampede towards the railway stations.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellNot enough, perhaps, to start a stampede with—but enough to keep wise old hermits burrowing after it.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerTheir main object so far was undoubtedly to frighten the mules into a stampede and thus separate the wagons.
Overland | John William De ForestThere was no checking the frantic stampede which from this moment thundered with constantly increasing speed across the plain.
Overland | John William De Forest
British Dictionary definitions for stampede
/ (stæmˈpiːd) /
an impulsive headlong rush of startled cattle or horses
headlong rush of a crowd: a stampede of shoppers
any sudden large-scale movement or other action, such as a rush of people to support a candidate
Western US and Canadian a rodeo event featuring fairground and social elements
to run away or cause to run away in a stampede
Origin of stampede
1Derived forms of stampede
- stampeder, noun
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