vt to disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.
2. stampede ·vi to run away in a panic;
said droves of cattle, horses, ·etc., also of armies.
3. stampede ·add. ·noun 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.
4. stampede ·vt 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.