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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.
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Stampede \Stam*pede"\, v. t.
To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of
animals.
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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 by fright; hence, any sudden
flight or dispersion, as of a crowd or an army in
consequence of a panic.
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2. Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a
number of persons, as from some common impulse; as, a
stampede to the gold regions; a stampede in a convention;
a stampede toward U. S. bonds in the credit markets.
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She and her husband would join in the general
stampede. --W. Black.
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