stampede
/stæmˈpid/ verb C2- To cause (a drove or herd of animals) to run away or scamper in a wild, headlong manner, usually due to fright.
- To cause animals (owned by a person) to run away or scamper in this manner.
- To cause (people in a crowd) to move in the same direction at the same time, especially due to panic.
- To cause (an individual) to act hastily or rashly. · I was stampeded into buying an unnecessary insurance against earthquakes, fires, and flooding.
- To cause (people) to act in a sudden unconcerted manner due to, or as if due to, some common impulse.
- Of a drove or herd of animals: to run away or scamper in a wild, headlong manner, usually due to fright.
- Of people in a crowd: to move in the same direction at the same time, especially due to panic.
- Of people: to act in a sudden unconcerted manner due to, or as if due to, some common impulse.
He/she/it stampedes · Past stampeded · Past participle stampeded · -ing form stampeding
Verb forms
- Base form
- stampede
- He/she/it
- stampedes
- Past
- stampeded
- Past participle
- stampeded
- -ing form
- stampeding
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For ten days, it hosts a huge festival called the Calgary Stampede.
The main attraction at the Stampede is the daily rodeo.
The Calgary Stampede is a wonderful way to experience western culture.
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