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Webster 1913 Edition
Stampede
Stam-pede′
(stăm-pēd′)
, Noun.
[Sp. ]
estampida
(in America) a stampede, estampido
a crackling, akin to estampar
to stamp, of German origin. See Stamp
, Verb.
T.
1.
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.
Stam-pede′
(stăm-pēd′)
, Verb.
I.
To run away in a panic; – said of droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
Stam-pede′
,Verb.
T.
To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.