Dictionary Check: stampede
"stampede" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
15
points
Definition
noun
a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
Example:
"when he shouted ‘fire’ there was a stampede to the exits"
noun
a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
verb
cause to run in panic
Example:
"Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
verb
cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
Example:
"The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
verb
act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
Example:
"Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
verb
run away in a stampede
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