stampede
/stæmˈpiːd/noun
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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.
A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to go in the same direction at the same time.
Example: The annual Muslim Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which is attended by millions of pilgrims, has increasingly suffered from stampedes.
Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse.
Example: a stampede toward US bonds in the credit markets
verb
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To run away in a panic; said of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.
(of people) To move rapidly in a mass.