Overview of noun stampede

The noun stampede has 2 senses

• stampede -- (a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits")


• stampede -- (a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle))

Overview of verb stampede

The verb stampede has 4 senses

• stampede -- (cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals")


• stampede -- (cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating")


• stampede -- (act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software")


• stampede -- (run away in a stampede)