rout
1a 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.
to disperse in defeat and disorderly flight: to rout an army.
to defeat decisively: to rout an opponent in conversation.
Origin of rout
1Other words for rout
Words that may be confused with rout
Words Nearby rout
Other definitions for rout (2 of 4)
to root: pigs routing in the garden.
to poke, search, or rummage.
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.
Origin of rout
2Other definitions for rout (3 of 4)
to snore.
Origin of rout
3Other definitions for rout (4 of 4)
to bellow; roar.
a bellow.
Origin of rout
4Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use rout in a sentence
Big tech companies from Apple to Amazon led the rout, their shares having gotten so expensive relative to expected earnings that further price gains became hard to justify.
Wednesday’s FAAMG-led sell-off was no blip, tech bears say | Bernhard Warner | October 29, 2020 | FortuneStocks and futures are rebounding modestly after Wednesday’s rout, the worst sell-off in the past four months.
After Wednesday’s monster sell-off, global markets remain choppy ahead of a Big Tech earnings bonanza | Bernhard Warner | October 29, 2020 | FortuneEven with this week’s rout, the company’s shares have more than tripled since the April pay cuts.
Elon Musk trades insults with Robert Reich over Tesla pay cuts | Verne Kopytoff | September 9, 2020 | FortuneToday’s rout was a rush to the exit for many of the momentum buyers.
Jittery investors eye today’s big jobs report as markets rebound from an epic sell-off | Bernhard Warner | September 4, 2020 | FortuneThe Nasdaq fell 5% on Thursday, its worst one-day rout since March.
Jittery investors eye today’s big jobs report as markets rebound from an epic sell-off | Bernhard Warner | September 4, 2020 | Fortune
He fought with the Soviets, then led the cavalry and B-52 bombers to rout the Taliban.
The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’ | Bruce Riedel | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a cosmic rout, signifying the end of an order, even the death of Spanish football as it is currently played.
Dutch Treat: The Netherlands Sinks Spain In World Cup 2014 | Tunku Varadarajan | June 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Netherlands won 5-1, in what was perhaps the most startling rout of any top-ranked national team in World Cup history.
Dutch Treat: The Netherlands Sinks Spain In World Cup 2014 | Tunku Varadarajan | June 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd winning Paris for the Socialists despite a national rout counts for a lot.
French Vote Thrusts Two Women Into the Spotlight | Tracy McNicoll | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe raced the other way to make the score 22-0; the rout was on.
Super Blowout: Seahawks Buck Broncos to Take Home the Championship Title | Ben Teitelbaum | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTheir left was surrounded and annihilated while the centre and right were driven from the field in complete rout.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonIf the cavalry of the Guard had only charged home the enemy would have been driven off the field in complete rout.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonAnd in that sudden rout of courage and self-respect one conscious thought alone remained.
Uncanny Tales | VariousIf 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.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeSuccess meant the certain loss of one man among four—failure would carry with it a rout and massacre unexampled in modern war.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for rout (1 of 2)
/ (raʊt) /
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
(tr) to defeat and cause to flee in confusion
Origin of rout
1British Dictionary definitions for rout (2 of 2)
/ (raʊt) /
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
(tr usually foll by out) to force or drive out: they routed him out of bed at midnight
(tr often foll by out) to hollow or gouge out
(intr) to search, poke, or rummage
Origin of rout
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse