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stampede

noun
  1. a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
    “When we shouted 'fire' there was a stampede to the exits.”
  2. a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
verb
  1. run away in a stampede
  2. cause to run in panic
    “Thunderbolts can stampede animals”
  3. act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
    “Companies will now stampede to release their latest software”
  4. cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
    “The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating”