stampede
[ stam-peed ]
/ stæmˈpid /
noun
verb (used without object), stam·ped·ed, stam·ped·ing.
to scatter or flee in a stampede: People stampeded from the burning theater.
to make a general rush: On hearing of the sale, they stampeded to the store.
verb (used with object), stam·ped·ed, stam·ped·ing.
to cause to stampede.
to rush or overrun (a place): Customers stampeded the stores.
Origin of stampede
1815–25,
Americanism; < American Spanish
estampida, Spanish, equivalent to
estamp(ar) to stamp +
-ida noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM stampede
stam·ped·er, noun un·stam·ped·ed, adjectiveWords nearby stampede
stamp collecting,
stamp duty,
stamp mill,
stamp out,
stamp tax,
stampede,
stamper,
stamping ground,
stan,
stance,
stanch
Example sentences from the Web for stampede
British Dictionary definitions for stampede
stampede
/ (stæmˈpiːd) /
noun
an impulsive headlong rush of startled cattle or horses
headlong rush of a crowd
a stampede of shoppers
any sudden large-scale movement or other action, such as a rush of people to support a candidate
Western US and Canadian
a rodeo event featuring fairground and social elements
verb
to run away or cause to run away in a stampede
Derived forms of stampede
stampeder, nounWord Origin for stampede
C19: from American Spanish
estampida, from Spanish: a din, from
estampar to stamp, of Germanic origin; see
stamp