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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.
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English
Noun
stampede (plural stampedes)
- 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.
- (Can we date this quote?) W. Black
- She and her husband would join in the general stampede.
- (Can we date this quote?) W. Black
- A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to go in the same direction at the same time.
- The annual Muslim Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which is attended by millions of pilgrims, has increasingly suffered from stampedes.
- (figuratively) Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse.
- a stampede toward US bonds in the credit markets
Synonyms
Translations
any sudden flight or dispersion
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Verb
stampede (third-person singular simple present stampedes, present participle stampeding, simple past and past participle stampeded)
- (intransitive) To run away in a panic; said of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
- (transitive) To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.
- 1912, Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage, Chapter 3
- "Cattle are usually quiet after dark. Still I've known even a coyote to stampede your white herd."
- 1912, Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage, Chapter 3
Translations
To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd