Analysis Complete

stampede

/ stampede /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
"when he shouted `fire'' there was a stampede to the exits"
Type of:
group action
noun Sense 2
a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
Type of:
change of location travel
verb Sense 3
run away in a stampede
Type of:
flee fly take flight
Entails:
run rush hotfoot
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
cause to run in panic
"Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
"Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
Type of:
act move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 6
cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
"The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
71%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
2
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group action change of location travel flee fly take flight act move