Definition of stampede
1 : a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
2 : a mass movement of people at a common impulse
3 : an extended festival combining a rodeo with exhibitions, contests, and social events
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Examples of stampede in a Sentence
a stampede to the exits
a stampede to buy the stock
a stampede of new applicants
Recent Examples of stampede from the Web
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Stampede cutting Clint Allen of Weatherford, riding QB Cat, clinched the open division title at the Mercuria NCHA Calgary Stampede Open World Series of Cutting tour stop after turning in a score of 225.
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And there could be a full-fledged stampede away from the bill if the Congressional Budget Office score of the legislation (due on Monday) is anything nearly as bad as its assessment of the original BCRA.
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Others were injured during a stampede from the park to escape the gunfire.
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And a subtle stampede is on in the salons of New York and Washington.
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Six people in the United Kingdom were charged for the 1989 Hillsborough stadium stampede that left 96 dead.
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As the magazine noted, this wasn't the first time soccer fans had experienced disaster — in 1985, for example, two separate incidents, a fire and a stampede, had each claimed dozens of fans' lives.
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A loss, on the other hand, might be the start of a stampede away from the embattled president.
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In the northwest part of the county, Reisterstown Councilwoman Vicki Almond is giving every indication of running for county executive, which could prompt a stampede of candidates eager to succeed her in a heavily Democratic district.
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Origin and Etymology of stampede
American Spanish estampida, from Spanish, crash, from estampar to stamp, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stampfōn to stamp
stampede
Definition of stampede
stampeded
;stampeding
transitive verb
1 : to cause to run away in headlong panic
2 : to cause (a group or mass of people) to act on sudden or rash impulse
intransitive verb
1 : to flee headlong in panic
2 : to act on mass impulse
stampeder
nounExamples of stampede in a Sentence
People stampeded to the exits.
The gunshot stampeded the cattle.
Recent Examples of stampede from the Web
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But Eleanor, for goodness sake, don’t let anyone stampede you.
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Avalanches stampede down granite walls, taking trees and rocks with them that choke roads.
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The initial failures were compounded as false reports of more gunshots 90 minutes later sent travelers stampeding to the exits and onto the tarmac.
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Attorney Charles M. Thomas says Abbott and her husband were walking to a cemetery behind Beauvoir when the camel stampeded her and bit her, leaving her with a fractured wrist and vertebrae.
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Classic Empire held the status of morning-line favorite for the Kentucky Derby, but got stampeded out of the starting gate.
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Watch: In this episode, Bob Mankoff considers the role of clichés in cartooning, looking back at familiar tropes such as stampeding lemmings and the Grim Reaper.
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In northern Iraq, three Islamic State militants were preparing an ambush Sunday when they were killed by a herd of stampeding boars.
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Former President Barack Obama saw Democrats lose 63 House seats in 2010 after Republicans and disaffected independents stampeded to the polls and grumbling Democrats did not.
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First Known Use of stampede
1838
STAMPEDE Defined for English Language Learners
stampede
playDefinition of stampede for English Language Learners
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: an occurrence in which a large group of frightened or excited animals or people run together in a wild and uncontrolled way to escape from something, get out of a place, etc.
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: a situation in which a lot of people try to do the same thing at the same time
stampede
Definition of stampede for English Language Learners
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: to run away in a large group from something especially because of fear
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: to cause (animals) to run away in a large group
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: to cause (a person or a group of people) to do something suddenly and without proper thought
STAMPEDE Defined for Kids
Definition of stampede for Students
1 : a wild rush or flight of frightened animals or people
2 : a sudden foolish action or movement of a large number of people
Definition of stampede for Students
stampeded
;stampeding
1 : to run or cause to run away in fright or panic People stampeded to the exits.
2 : to act or cause to act together suddenly and without thought
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