Stampede | Mean of stampede in English Dictionary

/stæmˈpiːd/

• Noun
• an occurrence in which a large group of frightened or excited animals or people run together in a wild and uncontrolled way to escape from something, get out of a place, etc.
1. a buffalo stampede
2. a stampede to the exits
• a situation in which a lot of people try to do the same thing at the same time
1. a stampede to buy the stock
2. a stampede of new applicants
• Verb
• to run away in a large group from something especially because of fear
1. The cattle stampeded.
2. People stampeded to the exits.

• to cause (animals) to run away in a large group
1. The gunshot stampeded the cattle.
• to cause (a person or a group of people) to do something suddenly and without proper thought
1. Don't let yourself be stampeded into doing something you don't really agree with.