STAMPEDE
\stampˈiːd], \stampˈiːd], \s_t_a_m_p_ˈiː_d]\
Definitions of STAMPEDE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
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a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
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run away in a stampede
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cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
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act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
By Princeton University
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a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
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a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
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run away in a stampede
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cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
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act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
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To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.
By Oddity Software
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A sudden, wild running away of a herd of animals, caused by fear or panic; any sudden flight or rush, as of an army; any sudden, impulsive movement or action on the part of a crowd, etc.; as, a stampede in a political convention.
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To cause to take to sudden flight.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A sudden fright seizing on large bodies of horses or other cattle, causing them to stamp and run: flight caused by panic.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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