stampede

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /stæmˈpiːd/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

Singular stampede

Plural stampedes

A stampede of sheep.

1. A stampede is when a group of people or animals runs away in a panic.

   Buffalo stampedes were very dangerous and deadly situations.

   The fire caused a stampede from the store.

Verb

Plain form stampede

Third-person singular stampedes

Past tense stampeded

Past participle stampeded

Present participle stampeding

1. To run away in a panic.

   People stampeded from the burning theater.