Definition of stampede

• v. t. - 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.
• v. i. - To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
• v. t. - To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.