stampede

Noun
  1. A headlong rush of people on a common impulse (synset 101125741)
    "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
  2. A wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle) (synset 107460870)
Verb
  1. Cause to run in panic (synset 202091072)
    "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
  2. Cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively (synset 202600625)
    "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
  3. Act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse (synset 202600446)
    "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
  4. Run away in a stampede (synset 202060224)

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