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
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
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How to use rout in a sentence
The condensate is then supposed to be routed into the pipeline system that delivers the crude to the nearby refinery.
But Bone, when we routed him out, could not promise us any more accommodation than he had so kindly given us the first night.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire | H.L. Mencken | October 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, he decided to take the rod against Sunni groups, like the Anbar Awakening councils that routed al Qaeda in Iraq in 2007.
His team routed the British and hence, at the Patiala Peg, drinks are served in 75 ml glasses, compared to the standard 60 ml.
An Indian Icon Reborn: The Imperial Hotel Reclaims Its Glory Days | Esha Chhabra | May 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Pratap Rudra, routed repeatedly by his lack of preparedness in a rapidly altering region, had exposed his weaknesses.
Doubt, suspicion, anger clouded vision; pain routed the impersonal conception.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThe next day Porter was caught at Stockton and completely routed, losing nearly a hundred men.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThe Lancasters are defeated, their soldiers routed, and many of their leaders dispersed about the country.
The Battle of Hexham; | George ColmanAt the third charge he routed them, slaying or taking many; St John, however, escaping.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonA couple of miles out of the town, in the neighbourhood of La Paz, the entrenched enemy was routed after a slight skirmish.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
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
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