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stampede

verb · /stæmˈpid/ · Level 3 · Advanced

What does stampede mean?

stampede (verb): cause to run in panic.

Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.

How do you pronounce stampede?

/stæmˈpid/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

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What does “stampede” mean?

cause to run in panic

Right! That's what “stampede” means.

designate or schedule

Not quite: that's what slate means.

forsake, leave behind

Not quite: that's what abandon means.

suck or take up or in

Not quite: that's what absorb means.

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