stampede

A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright.

[T]hey saw a herd of deer reposing, who, on their appearance, rose from their recumbent position, and began to gaze warily at the strangers; then, tossing their horne, they set off on a stampede, but only swept round, and settled down not far from where they were.

Then, like a stream of white bees pouring from a huge swarm, the steers stretched out from the main body. In a few moments, with astonishing rapidity, the whole herd got into motion. […] "It's a stampede, an' a hummer," said Lassiter. […] ["]That stampede will pass within a mile of us."

A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to move in the same direction at the same time, especially in consequence of a panic.

The annual Muslim Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which is attended by millions of pilgrims, has increasingly suffered from stampedes.

Say, Smoke, this ain't no stampede. It's a exode-us. They must be a thousand men ahead of us an' ten thousand behind.

An event at which cowboy skills are displayed; a rodeo.

A sudden unconcerted acting together of a number of persons due to, or as if due to, some common impulse.

a stampede toward US bonds in the credit markets

So all the people, Sheila learned that night, were going away from London; and soon she and her husband would join in the general stampede of the very last dwellers in town.

To cause (a drove or herd of animals) to run away or scamper in a wild, headlong manner, usually due to fright.

Cattle are usually quiet after dark. Still I've known even a coyote to stampede your white herd.

To cause animals (owned by a person) to run away or scamper in this manner.

To cause (people in a crowd) to move in the same direction at the same time, especially due to panic.

To cause (an individual) to act hastily or rashly.

I was stampeded into buying an unnecessary insurance against earthquakes, fires, and flooding.

To cause (people) to act in a sudden unconcerted manner due to, or as if due to, some common impulse.