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rout 1
(rout)n.
1.
a. A disorderly retreat or flight following defeat.
b. An overwhelming defeat.
2.
a. A disorderly crowd of people; a mob.
b. People of the lowest class; rabble.
3. A public disturbance; a riot.
4. A fashionable gathering.
5. Archaic A group of people, especially knights, or of animals, especially wolves.
tr.v. rout·ed, rout·ing, routs
1. To put to disorderly flight or retreat: "the flock of starlings which Jasper had routed with his gun" (Virginia Woolf).
2. To defeat overwhelmingly. See Synonyms at defeat.
[Middle English route, from Old French, troop, defeat, from Vulgar Latin *rupta, from feminine of Latin ruptus, past participle of rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
rout 2
(rout)v. rout·ed, rout·ing, routs
v.intr.
1. To dig with the snout; root.
2. To poke around; rummage.
v.tr.
1. To expose to view as if by digging; uncover.
2. To hollow, scoop, or gouge out.
3. To drive or force out as if by digging; eject: rout out an informant.
4. Archaic To dig up with the snout.
[Variant of root.]
rout 3
(rout, ro͞ot)intr.v. rout·ed, rout·ing, routs Chiefly British
To bellow. Used of cattle.
[Middle English routen, to roar, from Old Norse rauta.]
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rout
(raʊt)n
1. an overwhelming defeat
2. a disorderly retreat
3. a noisy rabble
4. (Law) law a group of three or more people proceeding to commit an illegal act
5. archaic a large party or social gathering
vb
(tr) to defeat and cause to flee in confusion
[C13: from Anglo-Norman rute, from Old French: disorderly band, from Latin ruptus broken, from rumpere to burst; see route]
rout
(raʊt)vb
1. to dig over or turn up (something), esp (of an animal) with the snout; root
2. (tr; usually foll by out or up) to get or find by searching
3. (usually foll by: out) to force or drive out: they routed him out of bed at midnight.
4. (often foll by: out) to hollow or gouge out
5. (intr) to search, poke, or rummage
[C16: variant of root2]
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rout1
(raʊt)n.
1. a defeat attended with disorderly flight: to put an army to rout.
2. any overwhelming defeat.
3. a tumultuous or disorderly crowd of persons.
4. Law. a disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons acting together in a manner that suggests an intention to riot.
5. a large, formal evening party or social gathering.
6. Archaic. a company or band of people.
v.t. 7. to disperse in defeat and disorderly flight.
8. to defeat decisively.
[1200–50; (n.) Middle English < Anglo-French rute, Old French route a fraction, detachment < Vulgar Latin *rupta a break, Latin: n. use of feminine past participle of rumpere to break; (v.) derivative of the n.]
rout2
(raʊt)v.i.
1. to root, as swine.
2. to poke, search, or rummage.
v.t. 3. to turn over or dig up with the snout.
4. to find or get by searching, rummaging, etc. (usu. fol. by out).
5. to cause to rise from bed.
6. to force or drive out.
7. to hollow out or furrow, as with a scoop.
[1540–50; alter. of root2; compare Middle Dutch ruten to root out]
rout4
(raʊt, rut)v.i., v.t.
Chiefly Brit. Dial. to bellow; roar.
[1250–1300; Middle English rowten < Old Norse rauta to bellow]
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Rout, Route
a troop, throng, company; a clamourous multitude; a rabble; a tumultuous crowd—Johnson, 1755.Examples: rout or route of Black beasts, 1576; of clerks, 1430; of rural folk, 1616; of gentlemen; of knights, 1486; of lords, 1386; of nightingales, 1366; of ragged rhymers, 1579; of roiters, 1750; of ruffians and robbers, 1568; of worldly and gallant servants, 1491; of sheep, 1821; of snails, 1440; of soldiers; of strangers, 1737; of the wicked, 1561; of wolves, 1275; of words and actions, 1624.
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rout
Past participle: routed
Gerund: routing
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| Noun | 1. |  rout - a disorderly crowd of people crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" lynch mob - a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority |
| 2. | rout - an overwhelming defeat | |
| Verb | 1. | rout - cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" |
| 2. | rout - dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles" | |
| 3. | rout - make a groove in | |
| 4. | rout - defeat disastrously |
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rout
verb
1. defeat, beat, overthrow, thrash, stuff (slang), worst, destroy, chase, tank (slang), crush, scatter, conquer, lick (informal), dispel, drive off, overpower, clobber (slang), wipe the floor with (informal), cut to pieces, put to flight, drub, put to rout, throw back in confusion The Norman army routed the English opposition.
noun
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Translations
هَزيمَة مُنْكَرَهيَهْزِم العَدو
naprostá porážkaporazit na hlavu
knusende nederlag
teljes vereség
algjör ósigurgjörsigra
sakāvesatriekt
úplná porážka
bozguna uğratmakhezimet
rout
1 [raʊt]A. N (= defeat) → derrota f aplastante; (= flight) → desbandada f, fuga f desordenada
B. VT → aplastar, derrotar aplastantemente
the enemy was routed (= defeated) → el enemigo fue aplastado; (= put to flight) → el enemigo salió en desbandada
the enemy was routed (= defeated) → el enemigo fue aplastado; (= put to flight) → el enemigo salió en desbandada
rout
2 [raʊt] VI (also rout about) (= search) → hurgarrout out VT + ADV
2. (= search for) → buscar; (= discover) → desenterrar
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1 [raʊt]2. vt → mettere in rotta, sbaragliare
rout
2 [raʊt] vi (search) to rout about → frugare, rovistareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rout
(raut) verb to defeat (an army etc) completely.
noun a complete defeat.
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