[
US
/stæmˈpid/
]
[ UK /stæmpˈiːd/ ]
[ UK /stæmpˈiːd/ ]
NOUN
- a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
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a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits
VERB
- run away in a stampede
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cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating -
cause to run in panic
Thunderbolts can stampede animals -
act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
Companies will now stampede to release their latest software
How To Use stampede In A Sentence
- A couple have told how they are lucky to be alive after a horse pulling their carriage ran amok and started a stampede during a holiday pleasure trip.
- The League Against Cruel Sports issued a statement Wednesday calling on Ottawa to "take steps to end the immense cruelty to animals in events such as calf-roping, which is practised at rodeos including the Calgary Stampede. CTV BritishColumbiaHome
- Lia was looking around her shoulder, as if she was expecting a stampede of wild animals to come charging down the corner.
- The run is a 825-metre stampede from the corral where the bulls are kept to the outdoor bullfighting arena where they will be invariably killed by matadors later in the day.
- However, in a mad final scramble, the Vipers were able to hold on to win their fourth straight Stampede Challenge title.
- Teri Hatcher has reportedly been caught up in a terrifying elephant stampede.
- What sounded like a stampede of wild rhinoceroses roused her from her sleep.
- The final bell rang and everyone rushed out the door like a wild stampede of animals.
- The stampede may be natural human behaviour. Times, Sunday Times
- Two shoppers were injured in the stampede as shop doors opened on the first day of the sale.