stampede

stam·pede  (stm-pd)

n.

1. A sudden frenzied rush of panic-stricken animals.

2. A sudden headlong rush or flight of a crowd of people.

3. A mass impulsive action: a stampede of support for the candidate.

v. stam·ped·ed, stam·ped·ing, stam·pedes

v.tr.

1. To cause (a herd of animals) to flee in panic.

2. To cause (a crowd of people) to act on mass impulse.

v.intr.

1. To flee in a headlong rush.

2. To act on mass impulse.

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[Spanish estampida, uproar, stampede, from Provençal, from estampir, to stamp, of Germanic origin.]

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stam·peder n.

Word History: The Spanish word estampida, meaning "explosion, bang, crash, uproar," seems a vivid term to describe a sudden rush of animals, such as buffaloes or cattle, and was first so used in American Spanish. From this use came our word stampede (actually from the Spanish estampido, a masculine noun corresponding to the feminine estampida, first recorded in 1828). Thus stampede, now a general English word, is an Americanism, a word or expression that originated in the United States. The United States was later to see stampedes of miners rushing westward to find gold. Not surprisingly, an early instance of the application of this word to humans is found in the San Francisco Herald in 1851.

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stampede [stæmˈpiːd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) an impulsive headlong rush of startled cattle or horses

2. headlong rush of a crowd a stampede of shoppers

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any sudden large-scale movement or other action, such as a rush of people to support a candidate

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Western US and Canadian a rodeo event featuring fairground and social elements

vb

to run away or cause to run away in a stampede

[from American Spanish estampida, from Spanish: a din, from estampar to stamp, of Germanic origin; see stamp]

stampeder  n

Thesaurus

Noun	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
	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
Verb	1.	stampede - cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
	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"
	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"
	4.	stampede - run away in a stampede flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

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stampede

noun

rush, charge, flight, scattering, rout There was a stampede for the exit.

verb

bolt, run, charge, race, career, rush, dash The crowd stampeded and many were crushed or trampled underfoot.

Translations

stampede [stæmˌpiːd]

A. N (lit) → estampida f, desbandada f (fig) → desbandada f
there was a sudden stampede for the door → todo el mundo corrió en estampida hacia la puerta
the exodus turned into a stampede → el éxodo se transformó en una fuga precipitada

B. VT [+ cattle] → provocar la desbandada de
to stampede sb into doing sth → presionar fuerte a algn para que haga algo
let's not be stampeded → no obremos precipitadamente

C. VI (lit) → ir en desbandada (fig) → precipitarse

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stampede [stæmˈpiːd] n

(= rush) → ruée f

[cattle] → débandade f
stamp machine n → distributeur m de timbres-poste

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stampede

n (of horses, cattle) → wilde Flucht; (of people) → Massenandrang m, → Massenansturm m (→ on auf +acc); (to escape) → wilde or panikartige Flucht; the exodus turned into a stampede → der Exodus geriet zur Panik

vt cattle, horses, crowd → in (wilde or helle) Panik versetzen; to stampede somebody into doing something (fig) → jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun; let’s not be stampeded (fig) → wir wollen uns nicht kopfscheu machen lassen

vi → durchgehen; (crowd) → losstürmen (→ for auf +acc)

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stampede [stæmˈpiːd]

1. n (of cattle) → fuga precipitosa; (of people) → fuggi fuggi m inv
there was a sudden stampede for the door → ci fu un fuggi fuggi verso la porta

2. vt (cattle) → far scappare
to stampede sb into doing sth (pej) → spingere qn a fare qc senza dargli il tempo di riflettere

3. vi (cattle) → fuggire precipitosamente (fig) → precipitarsi

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stampede [stæmˈpiːd]

1. n (of cattle) → fuga precipitosa; (of people) → fuggi fuggi m inv
there was a sudden stampede for the door → ci fu un fuggi fuggi verso la porta

2. vt (cattle) → far scappare
to stampede sb into doing sth (pej) → spingere qn a fare qc senza dargli il tempo di riflettere

3. vi (cattle) → fuggire precipitosamente (fig) → precipitarsi

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stampede

n stampede [stӕmˈpiːd]

a sudden wild rush of wild animals etc a stampede of buffaloes; The school bell rang for lunch and there was a stampede for the door. stormloop فِرار جَماعي паническо бягство úprk vild flugt der Massenansturm άτακτη φυγή (π.χ. ζώων) tormamine, tunglemine رم ryntäys ruée מְנוּסַת בְּהָלָה भगदड़ stampedo, bezglava jurnjava eszeveszett menekülés perebutan lari styggð, flótti fuga 殺到 우르르 달아남, 쇄도 (paniškas) bėgimas paniska bēgšana lari berebut wilde vlucht stormløp, vill flukt paniczny pęd debandada debandadă массовое (паническое) бегство útek splašeného stáda; zhon naval stampedo vild flykt, rusning ความแตกตื่นโกลาหล ürkme (畜群的)驚跑 стихійний масовий рух بھگدڑ sự chạy toán loạn do kinh sợ （畜群的）惊跑

v

to (cause to) rush in a stampede The noise stampeded the elephants / made the elephants stampede. stormloop يَسْتَولي الذُّعْر وَيَفِرّون جَماعِيّا причинявам паническо бягство splašit (se) få til at flygte in Panik versetzen τρέπω, τρέπομαι σε άτακτη φυγή tormama (panema) رم كردن rynnistää jeter la panique parmi לִגרוֹם מְנוֹסַת בְּהָלָה भगदड़ मचना, भगदड़ मचाना pobjeći u panici, izazvati paniku fejvesztetten menekül membuat berebut lari styggja; ryðjast, flykkjast fuggire 逃げ出させる 우르르 달아나다 (priversti) paniškai bėgti [] panikā bēgt lari berebut op de vlucht slaan flykte i vill panikk, storme rzucać się do ucieczki, zasiewać panikę w pôr/fugir em debandada a crea debandadă обращать(ся) в бегство splašiť (sa) povzročiti paniko panično bežati råka i vild flykt, försätta i panik ทำให้แตกตื่น ürk(üt)mek 使驚跑 кидатися врозтіч; розбігатися в паніці بھگدڑ مچنا chạy toán loạn 使惊跑