rout (Meaning)

Wordnet

rout (n)

a disorderly crowd of people

an overwhelming defeat

Wordnet

rout (v)

cause to flee

dig with the snout

make a groove in

defeat disastrously

Webster

rout (v. i.)

To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly.

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

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

Webster

rout (n.)

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

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

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

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.

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.

A fashionable assembly, or large evening party.

Webster

rout (v. t.)

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

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

rout Sentence Examples

  1. The invading army suffered a complete rout at the hands of the defenders.
  2. The police swiftly routed the rioters, restoring order to the city streets.
  3. The storm caused a widespread rout of trees, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
  4. The rebels were routed after a fierce battle, their hopes of victory dashed.
  5. The government's economic policies led to a rout in the stock market.
  6. The opposing team was routed in the championship game, failing to score a single point.
  7. The wildfires quickly routed the campers, forcing them to flee for their lives.
  8. The Spartans routed the Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, despite being outnumbered.
  9. The floodwaters caused a rout of the town's infrastructure, leaving it in ruins.
  10. The earthquake triggered a rout of buildings, trapping countless people inside.

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The invading army suffered a complete rout at the hands of the defenders.

The police swiftly routed the rioters, restoring order to the city streets.

The storm caused a widespread rout of trees, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

The rebels were routed after a fierce battle, their hopes of victory dashed.