stampede meaning

UK US /stæmˈpid/ 2 syllables

stampede (verb): cause to run in panic.

stampede has 6 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

stampede as a verb

  1. cause to run in panic
    • Thunderbolts can stampede animals
  2. cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
    • The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating
  3. act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
    • Companies will now stampede to release their latest software

    Type of: act

  4. run away in a stampede

    Type of: flee

stampede as a noun

  1. a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
    • when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits

    Type of: group action

  2. a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

    Type of: change of location

How to pronounce stampede

stampede is pronounced /stæmˈpid/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with stampede

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in DE · 8-letter words

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