stampede (Noun) — A headlong rush of people on a common impulse. ex. "when he shouted 'fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
stampede (Noun) — A wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle).
stampede (Verb) — Cause to run in panic. ex. "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
stampede (Verb) — Cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively. ex. "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
stampede (Verb) — Act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse. ex. "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
stampede (Verb) — Run away in a stampede.