stampede

  1. Noun.  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.
  2. Noun.  A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to go in the same direction at the same time.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive) To run away in a panic; said of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.

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