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    stampede

    stampede - Dictionary definition and meaning for word stampede

    Definition
    (noun) a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
    Example Sentence
    • when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits
    Definition
    (noun) a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle) Definition
    (verb) cause to run in panic
    Example Sentence
    • Thunderbolts can stampede animals
    Definition
    (verb) cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
    Example Sentence
    • The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating
    Definition
    (verb) act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
    Example Sentence
    • Companies will now stampede to release their latest software
    Definition
    (verb) run away in a stampede
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stampede

Lets remember it as a post office has to dispatch lots of posts within an hour with a seal on it. Imagine the workers, having 'stampede' => stamp + pad [ink pad], "running into panic" situation as how to finish so many letters/po

stamp ede

People on a riot with stamps in their hands.

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