Meaning & use
stampede
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A sudden, chaotic rush of a group of frightened animals or people, typically in the same direction.
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The thunderclap triggered a stampede among the cattle.
Store employees tried to control the stampede of shoppers on Black Friday.
A note on using this word
Stampede comes from the Spanish 'estampida,' meaning a crash or uproar, and entered English through the American frontier cattle-herding tradition.
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2. verb
To rush suddenly and uncontrollably in a group, or to cause a group to do so.
The startled herd stampeded across the plain.
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