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stam·pede

stampede

 
 
pronunciation:
staem pid
parts of speech:
noun, verb
features:
Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the sudden and hurried mass movement of a large group of frightened animals.
Even the sound of lighting a match could startle the cattle and cause a stampede.
similar words:
bolt, flight
definition 2: any similar movement or rush of a crowd.
There was a stampede at the store for goods on sale.
similar words:
dash, rout, rush, scramble
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)stampede annual, virtual
verb + (n.)stampede catch, cause, crush, join, prevent, set, trigger
(n.)stampede + verb escape, kill, sign
noun + (n.)stampede Help buffalo, club, holiday, horse, rat, second
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: stampedes, stampeding, stampeded
definition 1: to move in or as if in a stampede.
The frightened horses stampeded when the dog ran toward them.
similar words:
bolt, flee
definition 2: to cause to move in or as if in a stampede.
We stampeded the cows back to the barn before the storm.
similar words:
panic, rout, scatter
definition 3: to rush on, to, or into.
Spectators stampeded the gates.
similar words:
charge, engulf, overrun, rush, storm, swamp
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (v.)stampede about, again, away, back, down, inside, nearly, out, over, past, there, through, when
(v.)stampede + nounHelp american, animal, bedroom, boy, bridge, bug, bull, cattle, child, choice, cloud, company, congress, country, crowd, customer, dining, direction, door, earth, elephant, exit, explosion, fan, fear, field, fire, foot, ground, hallway, hand, herd, hill, hoof, horde, horseback, internet, investor, jungle, life, manufacturer, market, meat, media, movie, mule, office, official, people, playground, prairie, reason, record, retailer, room, season, soccer, store, story, street, swamp, tree, vendor, water, woman, year, zebra  [See all][See only the most frequent]