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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.
Synonyms: ,
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to disperse in defeat and disorderly flight:
to rout an army.
- to defeat decisively:
to rout an opponent in conversation.
Synonyms: , ,
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/ ʊ /
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/ ʊ /
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
The Clippers moved closer to that goal Friday in a 114-91 rout of the Dallas Mavericks at the Intuit Dome.
But Trump’s bungling has never been enough to bring voters over to us in sufficient numbers to stop him and rout Trumpism.
This was a rout with a casual air.
Alijah Arenas finished with 30 points, but it was contributions from others that enabled the Chancellors to turn the game into a rout.
Hurts was named Super Bowl LIX most valuable player after he threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns while completing 17 of 22 passes in the Eagles’ 40-22 rout over the Kansas City Chiefs.
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