Definition of stampedes

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  • stampedes is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • stampedes is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • stampedes is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of stampedes

  • act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse (verb)

    Examples

    1. Companies will now stampede to release their latest software
  • a headlong rush of people on a common impulse (noun)

    Examples

    1. when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits
  • a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle) (noun)
  • cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively (verb)

    Examples

    1. The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating
  • cause to run in panic (verb)

    Examples

    1. Thunderbolts can stampede animals
  • run away in a stampede (verb)

See definition of stampedes in Merriam Webster