stampede
noun/stæmˈpiːd/
/stæmˈpiːd/
[countable, usually singular]- a situation in which a group of people or large animals such as horses suddenly start running in the same direction, especially because they are frightened or excited
- A stampede broke out when the doors opened.
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- a situation in which a lot of people are trying to do or achieve the same thing at the same time
- Falling interest rates has led to a stampede to buy property.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: Mexican Spanish use of Spanish estampida ‘crash, uproar’, of Germanic origin; related to the verb stamp.
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