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Stampede

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(1):

(n.) Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse; as, a stampede to the gold regions; a stampede in a convention.

(2):

(v. t.) A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a number of animals; usually caused by fright; hence, any sudden flight or dispersion, as of a crowd or an army in consequence of a panic.

(3):

(v. t.) To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.

(4):

(v. i.) To run away in a panic; - said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stampede'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/stampede.html. 1828.
 
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