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stampede

[ stam-peed ]

noun

  1. a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
  2. any headlong general flight or rush.
  3. Western U.S., Canada. a celebration, usually held annually, combining a rodeo, contests, exhibitions, dancing, etc.


verb (used without object)

stampeded, stampeding.
  1. to scatter or flee in a stampede:

    People stampeded from the burning theater.

  2. to make a general rush:

    On hearing of the sale, they stampeded to the store.

verb (used with object)

stampeded, stampeding.
  1. to cause to stampede.
  2. to rush or overrun (a place):

    Customers stampeded the stores.

stampede

/ ²õ³Ù泾ˈ±è¾±Ë»å /

noun

  1. an impulsive headlong rush of startled cattle or horses
  2. headlong rush of a crowd

    a stampede of shoppers

  3. any sudden large-scale movement or other action, such as a rush of people to support a candidate
  4. a rodeo event featuring fairground and social elements
“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

verb

  1. to run away or cause to run away in a stampede
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ²õ³Ù²¹³¾Ëˆ±è±ð»å±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ù²¹³¾Â·±è±ð»åİù noun
  • ³Ü²Ôî€È´³Ù²¹³¾Â·±è±ð»åĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stampede1

An Americanism first recorded in 1815–25; from Spanish estampida, equivalent to estamp(ar) “to stamp†+ -ida noun suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stampede1

C19: from American Spanish estampida , from Spanish: a din, from estampar to stamp, of Germanic origin; see stamp
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Nowhere is the stampede more visible than on social media.

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The deafening roar of the aircraft startled nearby livestock, sending cattle into panicked stampedes.

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In a statement read to the inquiry, he said there had been a "stampede" of people desperate for news of relatives.

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Indian Railways had initially dismissed talk of a stampede as a "rumour", according to Reuters, but confirmed that an undisclosed number of people had been injured and taken to hospital.

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A southern-hemisphere stampede of Kiwis, Wallabies and Springboks delivered three straight home defeats.

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