Synonyms of stampede

Noun


1. stampede, group action

usage: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"

2. stampede, change of location, travel

usage: a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

Verb


1. stampede

usage: cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"

2. stampede

usage: cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"

3. stampede, act, move

usage: act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"

4. stampede, flee, fly, take flight

usage: run away in a stampede

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