'Stampede' definitions:

Definition of 'stampede'

noun

A headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"

noun

A wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

verb

Cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"

verb

Cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"

verb

Act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"

verb

Run away in a stampede

From: GCIDE

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]

From: GCIDE

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]

From: GCIDE

Stampede \Stam*pede"\, v. t. To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals. [1913 Webster]