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rout
1[ rout ]
noun
- 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.
- any overwhelming defeat:
a rout of the home team by the state champions.
- a tumultuous or disorderly crowd of persons.
- the rabble or mob.
- 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.
- a large, formal evening party or social gathering.
- Archaic. a company or band of people.
rout
2[ rout ]
verb (used without object)
- to root:
pigs routing in the garden.
- to poke, search, or rummage.
verb (used with object)
- to turn over or dig up (something) with the snout.
- to find or get by searching, rummaging, etc. (usually followed by out ).
- to cause to rise from bed (often followed by up or out ).
- to force or drive out.
- to hollow out or furrow, as with a scoop, gouge, or machine.
rout
3[ rout ]
verb (used without object)
- to snore.
rout
4[ rout, root ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to bellow; roar.
noun
- a bellow.
rout
1/ raʊt /
noun
- an overwhelming defeat
- a disorderly retreat
- a noisy rabble
- law a group of three or more people proceeding to commit an illegal act
- archaic.a large party or social gathering
verb
- tr to defeat and cause to flee in confusion
rout
2/ raʊt /
verb
- to dig over or turn up (something), esp (of an animal) with the snout; root
- tr; usually foll by out or up to get or find by searching
- trusually foll byout to force or drive out
they routed him out of bed at midnight
- troften foll byout to hollow or gouge out
- intr to search, poke, or rummage
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Example Sentences
He fought with the Soviets, then led the cavalry and B-52 bombers to rout the Taliban.
It was a cosmic rout, signifying the end of an order, even the death of Spanish football as it is currently played.
The Netherlands won 5-1, in what was perhaps the most startling rout of any top-ranked national team in World Cup history.
And winning Paris for the Socialists despite a national rout counts for a lot.
He raced the other way to make the score 22-0; the rout was on.
Their left was surrounded and annihilated while the centre and right were driven from the field in complete rout.
If the cavalry of the Guard had only charged home the enemy would have been driven off the field in complete rout.
And in that sudden rout of courage and self-respect one conscious thought alone remained.
If you were an only son, it might be your duty to stay; being one of many, 'tis nonsense to make a rout about parting with you.
Success meant the certain loss of one man among four—failure would carry with it a rout and massacre unexampled in modern war.
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