STAMPEDE

n. v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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. She and her husband would join in the general stampede. W. Black.

2.
v.

To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.

3.
v.

To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.


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