stampede

stam·pede

S0700800 (stăm-pēd′)n.1. A sudden frenzied rush of panic-stricken animals.2. A sudden headlong rush or flight of a crowd of people.3. A mass impulsive action: a stampede of support for the candidate.v. stam·ped·ed, stam·ped·ing, stam·pedes v.tr.1. To cause (a herd of animals) to flee in panic.2. To cause (a person or group) to act impulsively: He refused to be stampeded into making a rash decision.3. To trample in a stampede.v.intr.1. To flee or rush in a stampede.2. To act on mass impulse.

[Spanish estampida, uproar, stampede, from Provençal, from estampir, to stamp, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle English stampen, to pound, stamp.]

stam·ped′er n.

stampede

(stæmˈpiːd) n1. (Agriculture) an impulsive headlong rush of startled cattle or horses2. headlong rush of a crowd: a stampede of shoppers. 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any sudden large-scale movement or other action, such as a rush of people to support a candidate4. (Agriculture) Western US and Canadian a rodeo event featuring fairground and social elementsvbto run away or cause to run away in a stampede[C19: from American Spanish estampida, from Spanish: a din, from estampar to stamp, of Germanic origin; see stamp] stamˈpeder n

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(stæmˈpid)

n., v. -ped•ed, -ped•ing. n. 1. a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, esp. cattle or horses. 2. any headlong general flight or rush. 3. Western U.S., Canada. a celebration, usu. held annually, combining a rodeo, contests, dancing, etc. v.i. 4. to scatter or flee in a stampede. 5. to make a general rush. v.t. 6. to cause to stampede. 7. to rush or overrun (a place). [1815–25, Amer.; < American Spanish estampida, Sp, =estamp(ar) to stamp + -ida n. suffix] stam•ped′er, n.

stampede

- From Mexican Spanish estampida, "crash, uproar."See also related terms for uproar.

stampede

Past participle: stampeded
Gerund: stampeding

Imperative
stampede
stampede

Present
I stampede
you stampede
he/she/it stampedes
we stampede
you stampede
they stampede

Preterite
I stampeded
you stampeded
he/she/it stampeded
we stampeded
you stampeded
they stampeded

Present Continuous
I am stampeding
you are stampeding
he/she/it is stampeding
we are stampeding
you are stampeding
they are stampeding

Present Perfect
I have stampeded
you have stampeded
he/she/it has stampeded
we have stampeded
you have stampeded
they have stampeded

Past Continuous
I was stampeding
you were stampeding
he/she/it was stampeding
we were stampeding
you were stampeding
they were stampeding

Past Perfect
I had stampeded
you had stampeded
he/she/it had stampeded
we had stampeded
you had stampeded
they had stampeded

Future
I will stampede
you will stampede
he/she/it will stampede
we will stampede
you will stampede
they will stampede

Future Perfect
I will have stampeded
you will have stampeded
he/she/it will have stampeded
we will have stampeded
you will have stampeded
they will have stampeded

Future Continuous
I will be stampeding
you will be stampeding
he/she/it will be stampeding
we will be stampeding
you will be stampeding
they will be stampeding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stampeding
you have been stampeding
he/she/it has been stampeding
we have been stampeding
you have been stampeding
they have been stampeding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stampeding
you will have been stampeding
he/she/it will have been stampeding
we will have been stampeding
you will have been stampeding
they will have been stampeding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stampeding
you had been stampeding
he/she/it had been stampeding
we had been stampeding
you had been stampeding
they had been stampeding

Conditional
I would stampede
you would stampede
he/she/it would stampede
we would stampede
you would stampede
they would stampede

Past Conditional
I would have stampeded
you would have stampeded
he/she/it would have stampeded
we would have stampeded
you would have stampeded
they would have stampeded

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stampede - a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"group action - action taken by a group of people
	2.	stampede - a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something
Verb	1.	stampede - cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
	2.	stampede - cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
	3.	stampede - act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	4.	stampede - run away in a stampedeflee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

stampede

noun1. rush, charge, flight, scattering, rout There was a stampede for the exit.verb1. bolt, run, charge, race, career, rush, dash The crowd stampeded and many were crushed or trampled underfoot.

Translations

使惊跑奔逃畜群的惊逃

stampede

(stӕmˈpiːd) noun a sudden wild rush of wild animals etc. a stampede of buffaloes; The school bell rang for lunch and there was a stampede for the door. （畜群的）惊逃，奔逃 verb to (cause to) rush in a stampede. The noise stampeded the elephants / made the elephants stampede.使惊跑

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stampede in (something)

1. To rush in(to some place) all at once and in, or as if in, a wild panic. A great mass of people stampeded in the department store at the crack of dawn to avail of their Black Friday sales. I opened the gates to the barn and all the cows stampeded in.2. To stampede due to some particular catalyst or reason. The herd began stampeding in fear after the loud explosion went off. The crowd of protesters stampeded in panic after the police began firing tear gas at them.See also: stampede

stampede into (some place)

1. To rush into some place all at once and in, or as if in, a wild panic. A great mass of people stampeded into the department store at the crack of dawn to avail of their Black Friday sales. The herd of cattle, spooked by the loud explosion, stampeded right into the gorge to their deaths.2. To enter into some place in very large numbers. Following the second World War, people from all over the world began stampeding into the country in the search of better opportunities. Would-be prospectors stampeded into the region in the search for gold.See also: stampede

stampede out

1. To run or rush out (of some place) all at once and in, or as if in, a wild panic. Nearly 30,000 people began stampeding out of the stadium at once as the fire began to spread. All the students stampeded out as the final bell of the school year began to ring.2. To leave (some place) in very large numbers. During the economic recession, young people began stampeding out of the country in search of better opportunities elsewhere. Once it became clear that the hills had been stripped of their mineral deposits, all the prospectors and mining companies stampeded out all at once.See also: out, stampede

stampede out of (some place)

1. To run or rush out of some place all at once and in, or as if in, a wild panic. Nearly 30,000 people began stampeding out of the stadium at once as the fire began to spread. All the students stampeded out of the building as the final bell of the school year began to ring.2. To leave some place in very large numbers. During the economic recession, young people began stampeding out of the country in search of better opportunities elsewhere. The prospectors and mining companies stampeded out of the hills once it became clear that they had been totally stripped of their mineral deposits.See also: of, out, stampede

stampede in(to some place)

[for a crowd of people or other creatures] to move rapidly into a place, as if in panic. The shoppers stampeded into the store the minute the doors opened. The doors opened and the shoppers stampeded in.See also: stampede

stampede out of

some place [for a crowd of people or other creatures] to move rapidly out of a place, as if in panic. The patrons stampeded out of the smoky theater. The cattle stampeded out of the corral.See also: of, out, stampede

stampede someone or something into something

to cause people or other creatures to move rapidly into a place, in panic or as if in panic. The loud noises stampeded the crowd into the parking lot across from the stadium. The cowboys stampeded the cattle into the corral.See also: stampede

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noun rush

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verb bolt

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noun a headlong rush of people on a common impulse

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noun a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

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verb act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse

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verb run away in a stampede

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