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(rout) 
n.
rout2 (rout)
v., rout·ed, rout·ing, routs. v.intr.
rout3 (rout, rūt)
intr.v. Chiefly British, rout·ed, rout·ing, routs.
To bellow. Used of cattle.
n.
- A disorderly retreat or flight following defeat.
- An overwhelming defeat.
- A disorderly crowd of people; a mob.
- People of the lowest class; rabble.
- A public disturbance; a riot.
- A company, as of knights or wolves, that are in movement. See synonyms at flock1.
- A fashionable gathering.
- To put to disorderly flight or retreat: "the flock of starlings which Jasper had routed with his gun" (Virginia Woolf).
- 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.]
rout2 (rout)
v., rout·ed, rout·ing, routs. v.intr.
- To dig with the snout; root.
- To poke around; rummage.
- To expose to view as if by digging; uncover.
- To hollow, scoop, or gouge out.
- To drive or force out as if by digging; eject: rout out an informant.
- Archaic. To dig up with the snout.
[Variant of ROOT2.]
rout3 (rout, rūt)
intr.v. Chiefly British, rout·ed, rout·ing, routs.
To bellow. Used of cattle.
[Middle English routen, to roar, from Old Norse rauta.]
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Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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rout, route verbs.
The -ing forms of these two verbs are respectively routing and routeing.
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rout
noun
- The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated: beating, defeat, drubbing, overthrow, thrashing, vanquishment. Informal massacre, trimming, whipping. Slang dusting, licking. See win/lose/recovery.
verb
- To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition: beat, best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst. Informal trim, whip. Slang ace, lick. Idioms: carrywinthe day, gethavethe best of, gethavethe better of, go someone one better. See win/lose/recovery.
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Definition: defeat
Antonyms: victory
v
Definition: defeat overwhelmingly
Antonyms: lose, win
n. 1. a disorderly retreat of defeated troops: the retreat degenerated into a rout.
2. a decisive defeat: the party lost more than half their seats in the rout.
v.defeat and cause to retreat in disorder: in a matter of minutes the attackers were routed.
put to rout put to flight; defeat utterly.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
To groove, furrow, hollow out, or otherwise machine a wood member with a router.
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IN BRIEF: To defeat completely. Also: To root, dig up or poke for, especially to poke around for food.
Did the home team rout the visiting team?
Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like rout is route which means a road or highway.
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categories related to 'rout'
- Types and Techniques of Warfare - rout: decisive, overwhelming victory
- Violent Actions - rout: set to flight, drive from place
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For the surname, see Rout (surname).
A rout is commonly defined as a chaotic and disorderly retreat or withdrawal of troops from a battlefield, resulting in the victory of the opposing party, or following defeat, a collapse of discipline, or poor morale. A routed army often degenerates into a sense of "every man for himself" as the surviving combatants attempt to flee to safety. A disorganized rout often results in much higher casualties for the retreating force than an orderly withdrawal. On many occasions, more soldiers are killed in the rout than in the actual battle. Normally, though not always, routs either effectively end a battle, or provide the decisive victory the winner needs to gain the momentum with which to end a battle (or even campaign) in their favor. The opposite of a rout is a rally, in which a military unit that has been giving way and is on the verge of being routed suddenly gathers itself and turns back to the offensive.
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Historically, lightly equipped soldiers such as auxiliaries, light cavalry, partisans or militia were important when pursuing a fast-moving, defeated enemy force, and could often keep up the pursuit into the following day, causing the routed army heavy casualties or total dissolution. The slower moving heavy forces could then either seize objectives or pursue at leisure. However, with the advent of armoured warfare and blitzkrieg style operations, an enemy army could be kept more or less in a routed or disorganized state for days or weeks on end.
Tactics
Routs may be feigned to entice an enemy into pursuing the "retreating" force, with the intent of causing the enemy to abandon a strong defensive position or leading the enemy into a prepared ambush. It is thought that Breton cavalry performed this maneuver at the Battle of Hastings.
Other uses of the term
A rout is also a synonym for an overwhelming defeat as well as a verb meaning "to put to disorderly retreat" or "to defeat utterly", and is often used in sports to describe a blowout.
In law, a rout is 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.[citation needed]
Rout is personified as the eponymous deity in Homer's Iliad as the cowardly son of Ares.
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Rout
Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - vild flugt, knusende nederlag
v. tr. - jage på flugt
2.
v. intr. - rode, opsnuse
v. tr. - skære rille i
3.
v. intr. - brøle (om kvæg)
Nederlands (Dutch)
verpletterende nederlaag, opjagen, uit bed halen
Français (French)
1.
n. - défaite, déroute, (Jur) attroupement illicite d'individus
v. tr. - mettre en déroute, (fig) battre à plates coutures
2.
v. intr. - creuser avec le museau (un animal)
v. tr. - dénicher, déloger, rainurer (en dehors des bords)
3.
v. intr. - brailler, beugler
Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Rotte, Niederlage, fluchtartiger Rückzug
v. - in die Flucht vernichtend schlagen
2.
v. - ausgraben, untergraben, eingraben
3.
v. - brüllen, grölen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άτακτη ή πανικόβλητη υποχώρηση ή φυγή, πανωλεθρία
v. - κατατροπώνω, τρέπω σε άτακτη φυγή, νικώ κατά κράτος
Italiano (Italian)
cacciare, sconfitta
Português (Portuguese)
n. - ralé (f), malta (f), turba (f)
v. - dispersar
Русский (Russian)
разбивать наголову, разгром, бегство (целой армии)
Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - derrota completa, fuga desordenada
v. tr. - derrotar, poner en fuga, hacer salir
2.
v. intr. - escarbar con el hocico
v. tr. - poner al descubierto, cortar un diseño sin extenderse a los bordes
3.
v. intr. - berrear, mugir, vociferar
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vild flykt, sammanbrott, nederlag, upplopp, tumult, hop
v. - driva på flykten, böka
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 溃败, 溃退, 击溃, 打垮, 使溃退
2. 用鼻子拱地, 翻, 寻, 搜, 用鼻子拱, 搜寻到, 挖掘, 撵, 驱逐
3. 用鼻拱地, 搜
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 用鼻拱地, 搜
2.
v. intr. - 用鼻子拱地, 翻, 尋, 搜
v. tr. - 用鼻子拱, 搜尋到, 挖掘, 攆, 驅逐
3.
n. - 潰敗, 潰退
v. tr. - 擊潰, 打垮, 使潰退
한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 혼란된 군중, 사교적인 모임, 패주
v. tr. - 패주 시키다
2.
v. intr. - 코끝으로 파헤치다, 찾아내다, 찾아 헤매다
v. tr. - 두들겨 깨우다, 내쫓다
3.
v. intr. - 큰 소리로 울다, 노호하다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大敗北, 総崩れ
v. - 敗走させる, たたき出す, 鼻で掘り出す, 総くずれにする
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حشد وبخاصه الرعاع, إضطراب, شغب, حفله إستقبال (فعل) يطرد, يوقظ, يهزم هزيمه منكرة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נסיגה לא מסודרת של יחידות צבאיות מובסות
v. tr. - גרם לנסיגה או לבריחה לא מסודרות, הביס תבוסה ניצחת
v. intr. - דחף את חוטמו ל-
v. tr. - חשף ע"י חפירה, חרץ (על פני לוח מתכת או עץ) חריץ שאינו נמשך עד לקצוות
v. intr. - שאג, נהם, צעק
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