Stampede
Famous Canadian rodeo
A stampede is a sudden, panicked rush of animals or people fleeing or surging in one direction.
Cattle stampede when spooked; crowds stampede toward exits in emergencies.
The word extends to any headlong rush: a stampede of investors selling shares, a stampede to buy the new phone.
As a verb, to stampede is to cause or participate in such a rush: The thunder stampeded the herd.
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- crushCompress with force
- rushQuick sudden movement
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- tramplingCrushing underfoot repeatedly
flee · evacuation · crowd surge · bottleneck · exit · barrier · venue · concert
Grazing animals together
- cowboysRanch hands tending herds
- cattle driveMoving herd to market
- ranchersLivestock farm operators
- longhornsCattle with elongated horns
prairie · hooves · trail · wranglers · corral · thundering · panic · Wild West
Movement to new territory
- wildebeestLarge African grazing antelope
- SerengetiTanzanian ecosystem of grasslands
- Masai MaraKenyan game reserve
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
predators · crocodiles · dust · Africa · safari · gnu · plains · river
Quick sudden movement
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- scrambleMix into disorder
- dashQuick burst or pinch
mass exodus · gold rush · land rush · buying frenzy · selloff · craze · mania · bandwagon
Alberta's economic hub
- eventA notable occurrence
- arenaVenue for contests
- chuckwagonMobile frontier cooking station
- broncoUnbroken saddle horse
bull riding · competition · exhibition · cowboy · Western · fairground · spectacle · tradition
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
trampling · flee · evacuation · crowd surge · bottleneck · exit · barrier · venue · concert · stadium
herd
Grazing animals together
- cowboysRanch hands tending herds
- cattle driveMoving herd to market
- ranchersLivestock farm operators
longhorns · prairie · hooves · trail · wranglers · corral · thundering · panic · Wild West · drovers
migration
Movement to new territory
- wildebeestLarge African grazing antelope
- SerengetiTanzanian ecosystem of grasslands
- Masai MaraKenyan game reserve
crossing · predators · crocodiles · dust · Africa · safari · gnu · plains · river · grassland
rush
Quick sudden movement
dash · mass exodus · gold rush · land rush · buying frenzy · selloff · craze · mania · bandwagon · momentum
Calgary
Alberta's economic hub
- eventA notable occurrence
- arenaVenue for contests
- chuckwagonMobile frontier cooking station
bronco · bull riding · competition · exhibition · cowboy · Western · fairground · spectacle · tradition · Alberta
- CalgaryCalgary Flames
- AlbertaCalgary, Edmonton, Banff, Jasper, Banff National Park
- CanadianaCanadian, Canadian flag, maple syrup, maple leaf, beaver
- basinswash basin, washbasin, hand basin, bowl, river basin
Stampedestandstill
Total cessation of movement
stillness · halt · stasis · immobility · freeze
Stampedestandstill
Total cessation of movement
single file · halt · stillness · immobility · queue
Stampedecalm
Free from agitation
orderliness · composure · tranquility · serenity · discipline
- stamped outEliminated by forceful action
- rubber stampedApproved without examination
- stamped envelope
- stamped concreteMolded decorative paving material
- stamped leatherHide with pressed patterns