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stampede
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Noun
  • a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
  • a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
    • when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits
Verb
  • run away in a stampede
  • act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
    • Companies will now stampede to release their latest software
  • cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
    • The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating
  • cause to run in panic
    • Thunderbolts can stampede animals
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