stampede
- stampede
- [[t]stæmpi͟ːd[/t]]
stampedes, stampeding, stampeded
1)
N-COUNT: usu
sing If there is a
stampede, a group of people or animals run in a wild, uncontrolled way.
There was a stampede for the exit.
2) V-ERG If a group of animals or people stampede or if something stampedes them, they run in a wild, uncontrolled way.
The crowd stampeded and many were crushed or trampled underfoot...
[V n] Countryside robbers are learning the ways of the wild west by stampeding cattle to distract farmers before raiding their homes.
[V-ing] ...a herd of stampeding cattle.
3)
N-COUNT: usu
sing If a lot of people all do the same thing at the same time, you can describe it as a
stampede.
Generous redundancy terms had triggered a stampede of staff wanting to leave.
...a stampede by South African farmers to buy up cheap land in Mozambique.
Syn:
4)
VERB If people
are stampeded into doing something, they are forced into doing it by pressure from other people, even though they do not think it is the right thing to do.
[be V-ed] Do we really want to be stampeded in such a way?...
[V n into n] It was widely believed that Powell had stampeded the Government into taking action.
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Stampede — Stam*pede (st[a^]m*p[=e]d ), n. [Sp. estampida (in America) a stampede, estampido a crackling, akin to estampar to stamp, of German origin. See {Stamp}, v. t.] 1. A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a number of animals; usually caused… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stampede — Álbum de Hellyeah Publicación 13 de julio de 2010 Grabación 2009 Género(s) Heavy metal Hard rock Southern rock … Wikipedia Español
stampede — ☆ stampede [stam pēd′ ] n. [AmSp estampida < Sp, a crash, uproar < estampar, to stamp < Gmc * stampjan,STAMP] 1. a sudden, headlong running away of a group of frightened animals, esp. horses or cattle 2. a confused, headlong rush or… … English World dictionary
stampede — ► NOUN 1) a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, etc. 2) a sudden rapid movement or reaction of a mass of people due to interest or panic. ► VERB ▪ take part or cause to take part in a stampede. DERIVATIVES stampeder noun. ORIGIN… … English terms dictionary
Stampede — Stam*pede (st[a^]m*p[=e]d ), v. i. To run away in a panic; said of droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stampede — Stam*pede , v. t. To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stampede — index panic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stampede — (n.) 1828, from Mex.Sp. estampida, from Sp., an uproar, from estamper to stamp, press, pound, from the same Germanic root that yielded English STAMP (Cf. stamp) (v.). The verb is from 1823. Related: Stampeded; stampeding. The political sense is… … Etymology dictionary
stampede — [n] rush of animals charge, chase, crash, dash, flight, fling, hurry, panic, rout, run, scattering, shoot, smash, tear; concept 152 … New thesaurus
Stampede — For other uses, see Stampede (disambiguation). Herdwick sheep stampeding in Cumbria. A stampede is an act of mass impulse among herd animals or a crowd of people in which the herd (or crowd) collectively begins running with no clear direction or… … Wikipedia
stampede — I UK [stæmˈpiːd] / US [ˌstæmˈpɪd] verb Word forms stampede : present tense I/you/we/they stampede he/she/it stampedes present participle stampeding past tense stampeded past participle stampeded 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a group of animals… … English dictionary
