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