stampede
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
To run away in a panic; said of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
Framework senses
- §1
- run away in a stampede
- §2
- cause to run in panic
- §3
- act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
- §4
- cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively