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Definitions for Rout

[1] a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder: to put an army to rout; to put reason to rout.
[2] any overwhelming defeat: a rout of the home team by the state champions.
[3] a tumultuous or disorderly crowd of persons.
[4] the rabble or mob.
[5] Law . a disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons acting together in a manner that suggests an intention to riot although they do not actually carry out the intention.
[6] a large, formal evening party or social gathering.
[7] Archaic . a company or band of people.
[8] to disperse in defeat and disorderly flight: to rout an army.
[9] to defeat decisively: to rout an opponent in conversation.
[10] to root: pigs routing in the garden.
[11] to poke, search, or rummage.
[12] to turn over or dig up (something) with the snout.
[13] to find or get by searching, rummaging, etc. (usually followed by out ).
[14] to cause to rise from bed (often followed by up or out ).
[15] to force or drive out.
[16] to hollow out or furrow, as with a scoop, gouge, or machine.
[17] to snore.
[18] to bellow; roar.
[19] a bellow.
[20] an overwhelming defeat
[21] a disorderly retreat
[22] a noisy rabble
[23] law a group of three or more people proceeding to commit an illegal act
[24] archaic a large party or social gathering
[25] (tr) to defeat and cause to flee in confusion
[26] to dig over or turn up (something), esp (of an animal) with the snout; root
[27] (tr ; usually foll by out or up) to get or find by searching
[28] (tr usually foll by out ) to force or drive out they routed him out of bed at midnight
[29] (tr often foll by out ) to hollow or gouge out
[30] (intr) to search, poke, or rummage

Words related to Rout

disaster, romp, drubbing, whipping, thrashing, embarrassment, debacle, beating, shutout, repulse, crush, finish, subdue, expel, beat, trounce, clobber, overpower, conquer, kill

Words nearby Rout

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Origin of Rout

41250–1300; Middle English rowten < Old Norse rauta to bellow; akin to Latin rudere

Words that may be confused with Rout

root, rout, route

Word origin for Rout

C16: variant of root ²

Synonyms for Rout

beating, debacle, disaster, drubbing, embarrassment, romp, shutout, thrashing, whipping, clobbering, comedown, confusion, flight, hiding, overthrow, retreat, ruin, shambles, trashing, upset, walkover, washout, waxing, vanquishment