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stampeded

/stæmˈpiːdɪd/ /stəmˈpiːdɪd/

Meanings
verb
To run away in a panic; said of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.

Examples :

"The loud fire alarm caused the students to panic and stampeded out of the school building. "
animal action military war disaster group

Related Words

Illustration armies

armies noun

/ˈɑː.miz/ /ˈɑɹ.miz/

A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.

"The army was sent in to quell the uprising."

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration cattle

cattle noun

/ˈkæt(ə)l/

Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).

"Do you want to raise cattle?"

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

Illustration horses

horses noun

/ˈhɔrsəs/

Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.

"My grandfather owns several horses on his farm. "

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Illustration disperse

disperse verb

/dɪˈspɜːs/ /dɪˈspɜ˞s/

To scatter in different directions

"The Jews are dispersed among all nations."

Illustration caused

caused verb

/kɔzd/

To set off an event or action.

"The lightning caused thunder."

Illustration rapidly

rapidly adverb

/ˈɹæpɪdli/

With speed; in a rapid manner.

"She packed her case rapidly and hurried out."

Illustration animals

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

Illustration causing

causing verb

/ˈkɔzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑzɪŋ/

To set off an event or action.

"The lightning caused thunder."