STAMPEDE

/stæmˈpiːd/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 15

Scrabble letter values: S1T1A1M3P3E1D2E1 = 13

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

  • “when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits”
  • “Thunderbolts can stampede animals”
  • “The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating”

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