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rout
1[ rout ]
noun
- a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
to put an army to rout; to put reason to rout.
- any overwhelming defeat:
a rout of the home team by the state champions.
- a tumultuous or disorderly crowd of persons.
Synonyms: ,
- the rabble or mob.
- Law. a disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons acting together in a manner that suggests an intention to riot although they do not actually carry out the intention.
- a large, formal evening party or social gathering.
- Archaic. a company or band of people.
verb (used with object)
- to disperse in defeat and disorderly flight:
to rout an army.
- to defeat decisively:
to rout an opponent in conversation.
Synonyms: , ,
rout
2[ rout ]
verb (used without object)
- to root:
pigs routing in the garden.
- to poke, search, or rummage.
verb (used with object)
- to turn over or dig up (something) with the snout.
- to find or get by searching, rummaging, etc. (usually followed by out ).
- to cause to rise from bed (often followed by up or out ).
- to force or drive out.
- to hollow out or furrow, as with a scoop, gouge, or machine.
rout
3[ rout ]
verb (used without object)
- to snore.
rout
4[ rout, root ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to bellow; roar.
noun
- a bellow.
rout
1/ ʊ /
noun
- an overwhelming defeat
- a disorderly retreat
- a noisy rabble
- law a group of three or more people proceeding to commit an illegal act
- archaic.a large party or social gathering
verb
- tr to defeat and cause to flee in confusion
rout
2/ ʊ /
verb
- to dig over or turn up (something), esp (of an animal) with the snout; root
- tr; usually foll by out or up to get or find by searching
- trusually foll byout to force or drive out
they routed him out of bed at midnight
- troften foll byout to hollow or gouge out
- intr to search, poke, or rummage
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Example Sentences
If Tuesday’s rout was any indication, however, navigating such choppy pitching waters might be challenging.
Stock markets reacted to the president’s policy announcement last week with a historic rout, eviscerating $5 trillion in value in just 48 hours.
Ms Lee also highlighted that the global stock market rout looks set to continue: "US futures trading lower point to another hard session on Wall Street tonight."
occurred this week was not just the US starting a global trade war, or sparking a rout in stock markets.
The Clippers moved closer to that goal Friday in a 114-91 rout of the Dallas Mavericks at the Intuit Dome.
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