STAMPEDE

Definition of STAMPEDE

  1. (verb)cause to run in panic
  2. (verb)cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
  3. (verb)act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
  4. (verb)run away in a stampede
  5. (noun)a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
  6. (noun)a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)