[[Wiktionary:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome]] to the English-language '''Wiktionary''', a collaborative project to produce a free, multilingual [[dictionary]] with definitions, etymologies, [[Wiktionary:Pronunciation|pronunciations]], sample quotations, [[:Category:Wikisaurus|synonyms]], antonyms and [[Wiktionary:Translations|translations]]. Wiktionary is the lexical companion to the open-content encyclopedia [[w:Main Page|Wikipedia]]. In this English edition, started on [[w:December 12|December 12]], [[w:2002|2002]], we currently have '''[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]]''' entries in '''401''' languages. Learn how to [[Help:Starting a new page|start a page]], how to [[Help:How to edit a page|edit entries]], experiment in the [[Wiktionary:Sandbox|sandbox]] and visit our [[Wiktionary:Community Portal|Community Portal]] to see how '''you''' can participate in the development of Wiktionary. The content of Wiktionary is covered by the [[GNU Free Documentation License]]; see [[Wiktionary:Copyrights|Wiktionary copyrights]] for details.
Of a drove or herd of animals: to run away or scamper in a wild, headlong manner, usually due to fright.
(by extension) Of people in a crowd: to move in the same direction at the same time, especially due to panic.
(figurative) Of people: to act in a sudden unconcerted manner due to, or as if due to, some common impulse.
The Calgary Stampede, which features one of the world’s largest rodeos, begins on this day in 2024. It was first held in 1912, and became an annual event 105 years ago in 1919.
Wiktionary is run by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit foundation headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA. Wikimedia operates several other multilingual and open-content sister wiki projects: