English dictionary
rout
/r/AU/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
-
a disorderly crowd of people
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
an overwhelming defeat
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult.
Source: webster1913
-
A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng.
Source: webster1913
verb
-
cause to flee
ExamplesRout out the fighters from their caves.
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
dig with the snout
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
make a groove in
Synonyms gougeSource: WordNet 3.0
-
defeat disastrously
Source: WordNet 3.0
-
To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly.
Source: webster1913
-
To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow.
Source: webster1913
-
To search or root in the ground, as a swine.
Source: webster1913
-
To break the ranks of, as troops, and put them to flight in disorder; to put to rout.
Source: webster1913
-
To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company.
Source: webster1913