Meaning of “stampede” in the English Dictionary

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"stampede" in English

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uk /stæmˈpiːd/ us /stæmˈpiːd/

› an occasion when many large animals or many people suddenly all move quickly and in an uncontrolled way, usually in the same direction at the same time, especially because of fear:

Two shoppers were injured in the stampede as shop doors opened on the first day of the sale.

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uk /stæmˈpiːd/ us /stæmˈpiːd/

› When animals or people stampede, they all move quickly in the same direction, often because they are frightened:

A loud clap of thunder made the herd stampede.

figurative No amount of pressure will stampede (= force) this committee into making hasty decisions.

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(Definition of “stampede” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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