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[ stam-peed ] / stæmˈpid / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stampede ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses. any headlong general flight or rush. Western U.S., Canada. a celebration, usually held annually, combining a rodeo, contests, exhibitions, dancing, etc. verb (used without object), stam·ped·ed, stam·ped·ing.to scatter or flee in a stampede: People stampeded from the burning theater. to make a general rush: On hearing of the sale, they stampeded to the store. verb (used with object), stam·ped·ed, stam·ped·ing.to cause to stampede. to rush or overrun (a place): Customers stampeded the stores. Origin of stampede1815–25, Americanism;<American Spanish estampida,Spanish, equivalent to estamp( ar) to stamp + -ida noun suffix OTHER WORDS FROM stampedestam·ped·er, nounun·stam·ped·ed, adjectiveWords nearby stampedestamnos, stamp, Stamp Act, stamp collecting, stamp duty, stampede, stamper, stamping ground, stamp mill, stamp out, stamp tax Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stampedeThey are unleashed into the narrow streets of old Pamplona and forced to stampede, pursued by crazy guys in red scarfs. Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?|Clive Irving|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST To prevent a stampede, U.S. soldiers shot tear gas into the crowd as they withdrew. Remembering the Fall of Saigon and Vietnam’s Mass ‘Boat People’ Exodus|Katie Baker|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Police say he continued to stab and slash as he returned to the hallway, causing other students to stampede away from him. Thank God the Murrysville School Attack Wasn’t Guns|Michael Daly|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST The idea is to stampede others into pledging their money, too. The Man Oswald First Tried to Kill Before JFK|Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They all rushed the exits together, and there was not enough room to accommodate the stampede. The Anti-Plan B GOP: They Only Look Crazy|David Frum|December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST I was back in Nevada just a week when a stampede into a new mining camp called Wonder took place. My Adventures with Your Money|George Graham Rice Last time I was over this part of the trail we had a stampede almost every night for a week. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas|Frank Gee Patchin I brought mine when I heard that it was a stampede we were called out on. The Boy Scouts On The Range|Lieut. Howard Payson The noise frightened the mice, and they made a stampede to their nests. Make or Break|Oliver Optic Stampede shrugged his shoulders as he valiantly kept up with Alan's suddenly quickened pace. The Alaskan|James Oliver Curwood
British Dictionary definitions for stampede
nounan impulsive headlong rush of startled cattle or horses headlong rush of a crowda stampede of shoppers any sudden large-scale movement or other action, such as a rush of people to support a candidate Western US and Canadian a rodeo event featuring fairground and social elements verbto run away or cause to run away in a stampede Derived forms of stampedestampeder, nounWord Origin for stampedeC19: from American Spanish estampida, from Spanish: a din, from estampar to stamp, of Germanic origin; see stamp Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stampedepanic, shoot, smash, crash, fling, flight, rout, dash, tear, charge, run, hurry, scattering, chase |