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.
User Defined Definitions
"a headlong rush of people on a common impulse"
"cause to run in panic"
"cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively"
"act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse"