Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stampede

2 senses of stampede

Sense 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)

Sense 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)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stampede

4 senses of stampede

Sense 1
stampede -- (cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals")

Sense 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")

Sense 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")

Sense 4
stampede -- (run away in a stampede)
       => flee, fly, take flight -- (run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled")