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- DictionaryStam·pede/stamˈpēd/
noun
- 1. a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals: "the herd was fleeing back to the high land in a wild stampede"
verb
- 1. (of horses, cattle, or other animals) rush wildly in a sudden mass panic: "the nearby sheep stampeded as if they sensed impending danger"
Stampede is a word for animal behavior that fits people sometimes too. During the holidays, desperate parents might stampede the mall, especially the toy stores. Fans of a popular movie might stampede to get tickets. A stampede of teen girls can usually be found chasing the latest boy bands.
stampede noun [C] (QUICK MOVEMENT) Add to word list. an occasion when many large animals or many people suddenly all move quickly and in an uncontrolled way, usually in the same direction at the same time, especially because of fear: Two shoppers were injured in the stampede as shop doors opened on the first day of the sale.
1. To cause (a herd of animals) to flee in panic. 2. To cause (a person or group) to act impulsively: He refused to be stampeded into making a rash decision. 3. To trample in a stampede. v.intr. 1. To flee or rush in a stampede. 2. To act on mass impulse.
stampede meaning: a sudden uncontrolled movement of a large group of animals or people, often in the same direction: . Learn more.
a situation in which a lot of people are trying to do or achieve the same thing at the same time. Falling interest rates has led to a stampede to buy property. Word Origin. See stampede in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: stampede.
Apr 3, 2024 · A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright . Synonyms: crush, flight, jam, rush, (obsolete) stampedo, trampling. (by extension) A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to move in the same direction at the same time, especially in consequence of a panic . Synonyms: crush, rush.
5 days ago · 1. countable noun. If there is a stampede, a group of people or animals run in a wild, uncontrolled way. There was a stampede for the exit. Synonyms: rush, charge, flight, scattering More Synonyms of stampede. 2. transitive verb/intransitive verb.
