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.
Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse; as, a stampede to the gold regions; a stampede in a convention; a stampede toward U. S. bonds in the credit markets.
To run away in a panic; -- said of droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.
a wild and uncontrollable run by a herd of spooked cattle.
a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
A sudden headlong rush of startled animals.
All the bison in a herd running in one direction simultaneously.
A stampede is an act of mass impulse among herd animals or a crowd of people in which the herd (or crowd) collectively begins running with no clear direction or purpose. Stampedes are believed to originate from biological responses in the brains and endocrine systems of herd animals. The response is believed to have evolved to help animals escape predators.