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Meaning of stampede

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  stampede
      n 1: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he
           shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
      2: a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
      v 1: cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
      2: cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or
         hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us
         into overeating"
      3: act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies
         will now stampede to release their latest software"
      4: run away in a stampede

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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