meteor vs stampede

meteor

verb
  • To move at great speed. 

noun
  • An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars). 

  • A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable. 

  • A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. 

  • A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain. 

  • Any short-lived source of wonderment. 

stampede

verb
  • To move rapidly in a mass. 

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

  • To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals. 

noun
  • Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse. 

  • A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a number of animals; usually caused by fright; hence, any sudden flight or dispersion, as of a crowd or an army in consequence of a panic. 

  • A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to go in the same direction at the same time. 

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