STAMPEDE

/stæmˈpiːd/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 15

Definition

  1. noun a headlong rush of people on a common impulse.
  2. noun a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle).
  3. verb cause to run in panic.
  4. verb cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively.
  5. verb act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse.
  6. verb run away in a stampede.

Examples

  • “The annual Muslim Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which is attended by millions of pilgrims, has increasingly suffered from stampedes.”
  • “a stampede toward US bonds in the credit markets”

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