Found 2 items, similar to stampede.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stampede 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Stampede Stampede \Stam*pede"\ (st[a^]m*p[=e]d"), n. [Sp. estampida (in America) a stampede, estampido a crackling, akin to estampar to stamp, of German origin. See Stamp, v. t.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. 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; a stampede toward U. S. bonds in the credit markets. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] She and her husband would join in the general stampede. --W. Black. [1913 Webster] Stampede \Stam*pede"\ (st[a^]m*p[=e]d"), v. i. To run away in a panic; -- said of droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies. [1913 Webster] Stampede \Stam*pede"\, v. t. To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals. [1913 Webster]