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n. A disorderly retreat or flight following defeat.

n. An overwhelming defeat.

n. A disorderly crowd of people; a mob.

n. People of the lowest class; rabble.

n. A public disturbance; a riot.

n. A company, as of knights or wolves, that are in movement. See Synonyms at flock1.

n. A fashionable gathering.

v. To put to disorderly flight or retreat: "the flock of starlings which Jasper had routed with his gun” ( Virginia Woolf).

v. To defeat overwhelmingly. See Synonyms at defeat.

verb-intransitive. To dig with the snout; root.

verb-intransitive. To poke around; rummage.

v. To expose to view as if by digging; uncover.

v. To hollow, scoop, or gouge out.

v. To drive or force out as if by digging; eject: rout out an informant.

v. Archaic To dig up with the snout.

verb-intransitive. Chiefly British To bellow. Used of cattle.

v. To make a noise; roar; bellow; snort.

v. To snore; snore loudly.

v. To belch.

v. To howl as the wind; make a roaring noise.

n. A noise; a loud noise; a bellowing; a shouting; clamor; an uproar; disturbance; tumult.

n. Snoring.

v. To beat; strike; assail with blows.

n. A violent movement; a great or violent stir; a heavy blow; a stunning blow; a stroke.

n. A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng.

n. A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people.

n. The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion; -- said especially of an army defeated, broken in pieces, and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of defeating and breaking up an army; as, the rout of the enemy was complete.

n. A disturbance of the peace by persons assembled together with intent to do a thing which, if executed, would make them rioters, and actually making a motion toward the executing thereof.

n. A fashionable assembly, or large evening party.

v. To defeat completely, forcing into disorderly retreat.

v. To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company.

v. To search or root in the ground, as a swine.

v. To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow.

v. To use a router in woodworking.

verb-intransitive. To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly.

n. A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult.

v. To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow.

verb-intransitive. To search or root in the ground, as a swine.

n. A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng.

n. A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people.

n. The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion; -- said especially of an army defeated, broken in pieces, and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of defeating and breaking up an army.

n. A disturbance of the peace by persons assembled together with intent to do a thing which, if executed, would make them rioters, and actually making a motion toward the executing thereof.

n. A fashionable assembly, or large evening party.

v. To break the ranks of, as troops, and put them to flight in disorder; to put to rout.

verb-intransitive. To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company.

To make a noise; roar; bellow, as a bull or cow; snort, as a horse.

. To snore.

. To howl, as the wind; make a roaring noise.

n. A loud noise; uproar; tumult.

n. . Snoring. Chaucer (ed. Morris).

n. A stunning blow.

To turn up with the snout; root, as a hog: same as root, 1.

In mech., to deepen; scoop out; cut out; dig out, as moldings, the spaces between and around block-letters, bookbinders' stamps, etc.

To root; rummage or poke about.

n. A troop; a band; a company in general, either of persons or of animals; specifically, a pack of wolves; any irregular or casual aggregation of beings; a crowd.

n. A disorderly or confused crowd of persons; a tumultuous rabble; used absolutely, the general or vulgar mass; the rabble.

n. A large social assemblage; a general gathering of guests for entertainment; a crowded evening party.

n. At common law, an assemblage of three or more persons breaking or threatening to break the peace; a company which is engaged in or has made some movement toward unlawful action.

To collect together; assemble in a company.

n. A defeat followed by confused or tumultuous retreat; disorderly flight caused by defeat, as of an army or any body of contestants; hence, any thorough repulse, overthrow, or discomfiture: as, to put an army to rout.

To put to rout; drive into disordered flight by defeat, as an armed force; hence, to defeat or repulse thoroughly; drive off or dispel, as something of an inimical character.

To drive or force, as from a state of repose, concealment. or the like; urge or incite to movement or activity; hence, to draw or drag (forth or out): generally with out or up: as, to rout out a lot of intruders; to rout up a sleeper; to rout out a secret hoard or a recondite fact. See router-out.

Synonyms Overwhelm, Overthrow, etc. See defeat.

To crowd or be driven into a confused mass, as from panic following defeat, or from any external force.

To start up hurriedly; turn out suddenly or reluctantly, as from a state of repose.

n. See route.

n. The brent or brant-goose, Bernicla brenta.

To extricate from (other things); hunt up; dig (out); with out.

n. a disorderly crowd of people

v. defeat disastrously

v. dig with the snout

v. make a groove in

v. cause to flee

n. an overwhelming defeat

"Toss in a steady dose of Ray Rice, who only led the NFL in yards from scrimmage (2,068) while rushing for career highs in yards (1,364) and TDs (12) and well, the word "rout" comes to mind."

routed    routeing    routing    routs   

vanquish    shell    beat    beat out    trounce    crush    delve    dig    turnover    cut into   

overcome   

roar    bellow    snort    bellowing    shouting    noise    clamor    uproar    disturbance    tumult   

Kraut    Redoubt    about    all-out    bout    clout    crout    devout    doubt    drought   

uproar    slaughter    defeat    overthrow    capitulation    turmoil    havoc    rabble    discomfiture    subjugation