stampede
Translation
stampede, rush, panic
Examples
A loud noise caused a stampede among the cattle.
A loud noise caused a stampede among the cattle.
There was a stampede for the doors.
There was a stampede for the doors.
Grammar Patterns
a stampede of ((people/animals)) a sudden panicked rush of a group A stampede of shoppers rushed into the store.
to cause a stampede to make a group panic and rush The sudden gunshot caused a stampede.
Similar Words
Synonyms: rush, panic, charge, flight
Etymology
From Mexican Spanish 'estampida', meaning 'a crash, a loud noise'.
Memory Tips
Imagine feet 'stamping' the ground in a 'pede' (from Latin for foot) - a rush of stamping feet.