stampede
11stampede — I UK [stæmˈpiːd] / US [ˌstæmˈpɪd] verb Word forms stampede : present tense I/you/we/they stampede he/she/it stampedes present participle stampeding past tense stampeded past participle stampeded 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a group of animals… …
12stampede — stam|pede1 [ ,stæm pid ] noun count 1. ) a situation in which a group of people or animals all start to run in a very fast uncontrolled way because they are frightened or excited 2. ) a situation in which a lot of people all try to do something… …
13stampede — [[t]stæmpi͟ːd[/t]] stampedes, stampeding, stampeded 1) N COUNT: usu sing If there is a stampede, a group of people or animals run in a wild, uncontrolled way. There was a stampede for the exit. 2) V ERG If a group of animals or people stampede or …
14stampede — I n. to cause, create a stampede II v. (D; tr.) to stampede into (they were stampeded into selling their homes) * * * [stæm piːd] create a stampede to cause (D; tr.) to stampede into (they were stampeded into selling their homes) …
15stampede — stam|pede1 [stæmˈpi:d] n [Date: 1800 1900; : American Spanish; Origin: estampida, from Spanish, crash , from estampar to stamp ] 1.) when a group of people all want to do the same thing at the same time ▪ a stampede to buy shares in high tech… …
16Stampede — Das Wort Stampede ([stæmˈpiːd], abgeleitet vom gleichbedeutenden mexikanisch spanischen Wort estampida) entstammt dem amerikanischen Englisch und bezeichnet eine unvermittelte Fluchtbewegung innerhalb einer Tierherde, die die gesamte Herde… …
17stampede — stampeder, n. /stam peed /, n., v., stampeded, stampeding. n. 1. a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, esp. cattle or horses. 2. any headlong general flight or rush. 3. Western U.S., Canada. a celebration,… …
18Stampede — Herdenpanik * * * Stam|pe|de 〈engl. [stæmpi:d] f.; , n od. (engl.) s〉 stürmisches, fliehendes Auseinanderlaufen einer Tierherde [engl.] * * * Stampede [englisch stæm piːd, aus dem Spanischen] die, / n und (bei englischer Aussprache) s, wilde… …
19stampede — 1 noun (C) 1 a sudden rush of frightened animals 2 a sudden rush by a lot of people, all wanting to do the same thing or go to the same place: stampede of producers offering her roles in their films 3 AmE an entertainment event at which cowboys… …
20stampede — stam•pede [[t]stæmˈpid[/t]] n. v. ped•ed, ped•ing 1) a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, esp. cattle or horses 2) any headlong general flight or rush 3) brit. dial. Western U.S., Canada. a celebration, usu …
