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- pronunciation:
- staem
pid
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the sudden and hurried mass movement of a large group of frightened animals.
Even the sound of lighting a match could startle the cattle and cause a stampede.- similar words:
- bolt, flight
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| definition 2: |
any similar movement or rush of a crowd.
There was a stampede at the store for goods on sale.- similar words:
- dash, rout, rush, scramble
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| related words: |
dash |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
stampedes, stampeding, stampeded |
| definition 1: |
to move in or as if in a stampede.
The frightened horses stampeded when the dog ran toward them.- similar words:
- bolt, flee
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| definition 2: |
to cause to move in or as if in a stampede.
We stampeded the cows back to the barn before the storm.- similar words:
- panic, rout, scatter
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| definition 3: |
to rush on, to, or into.
Spectators stampeded the gates.- similar words:
- charge, engulf, overrun, rush, storm, swamp
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| related words: |
rout |
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