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rout1 definition

rout (ro̵ut)

noun

  1. a disorderly crowd; noisy mob; rabble
  2. a disorderly flight or retreat, as of defeated troops to be put to rout
  3. an overwhelming defeat
  4. Archaic
    1. a group of people; company; band
    2. a band of followers; retinue
  5. Archaic a large, fashionable social gathering in the evening

Etymology: ME route < OFr, troop, band, lit., part broken off < L rupta: see route

transitive verb

  1. to put to disorderly flight
  2. to defeat overwhelmingly
rout2 definition

rout (ro̵ut)

intransitive verb

  1. to dig for food with the snout, as a pig; root
  2. to poke or rummage about

Etymology: var. of root

transitive verb

  1. to dig up or turn over with the snout
  2. to force out
rout Idioms

rout out

  1. to expose to view
  2. to scoop, gouge, or hollow out (metal, wood, etc.)
  3. to make (a person) get out

rout up

  1. to find or get by turning up or poking about
  2. ☆ to make (a person) get up

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