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verb
act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
"Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
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noun
a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
"when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
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noun
a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
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verb
cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
"The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
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verb
cause to run in panic
"Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
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verb
run away in a stampede