Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Stampede"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stampede \Stam*pede"\, n.
Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number
of persons, as from some common impulse; as, a stampede to
the gold regions; a stampede in a convention.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stampede \Stam*pede"\, v. i.
To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses,
etc., also of armies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stampede \Stam*pede"\, v. t.
To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of
animals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stampede \Stam*pede"\, n. [Sp. estampida (in America) a
stampede, estampido a crackling, akin to estampar to stamp,
of German origin. See {Stamp}, v. t.]
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.
She and her husband would join in the general stampede.
--W. Black.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stampede
n 1: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he
shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
2: a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or
cattle)
v 1: cause to run in panic: "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
2: cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or
hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us
into overeating"
3: act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse:
"Companies will now stampede to release their latest
software"
4: run away in a stampede
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