| 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 company, as of knights or wolves, that are in movement. See Synonyms at flock1. 5. A fashionable gathering. 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, r t)intr.v. rout·ed, rout·ing, routs Chiefly British To bellow. Used of cattle. [Middle English routen, to roar, from Old Norse rauta.] |
rout1
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
[from Anglo-Norman rute, from Old French: disorderly band, from Latin ruptus broken, from rumpere to burst; see route]
rout2
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. (tr; usually foll by out) to force or drive out they routed him out of bed at midnight
4. (tr; often foll by out) to hollow or gouge out
5. (intr) to search, poke, or rummage
[variant of root2]
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
rout
verb
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.
Translations
rout1 [raʊt]
rout2 [raʊt] VI (also rout about) (= search) → hurgar
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
rout2 [raʊt] VI (also rout about) (= search) → hurgar
rout out VT + ADV
2. (= search for) → buscar; (= discover) → desenterrar
rout1 [raʊt]
rout1 [raʊt]
rout2 [raʊt] vi (search) to rout about → frugare, rovistare
rout2 [raʊt] vi (search) to rout about → frugare, rovistare
2. vt → mettere in rotta, sbaragliare
rout1 [raʊt]
2. vt → mettere in rotta, sbaragliare
rout2 [raʊt] vi (search) to rout about → frugare, rovistare
rout2 [raʊt] vi (search) to rout about → frugare, rovistare
v rout [raut]
to defeat (an army etc) completely. verslaan يَهْزِم العَدو разгромявам porazit na hlavu tilføje et knusende nederlag vernichtend schlagen κατατροπώνω derrotar jagu saama, lööma کاملا شکست دادن؛ تار و مار کردن löylyttää mettre en déroute לְהָבִיס हरा देना potući do nogu, razbiti legyőz mengalahkan secara total gjörsigra sbaragliare 完敗する 완패시키다 sutriuškinti satriekt kekalahan teruk verpletterend verslaan slå fullstendig rozgromić derrotar a nimici разгромить poraziť na hlavu poraziti poraziti fullständigt besegra ตีแตกพ่าย bozguna uğratmak 擊潰 розбити вщент مکمل طور سے شکست دینا đánh tan tác 击溃
n
a complete defeat. nederlaag هَزيمَة مُنْكَرَه разгром naprostá porážka knusende nederlag vernichtende Niederlage κατατρόπωση derrota (täielik) lüüasaamine شکست؛ انهدام murskatappio débandade תְּבוּסָה भगदड़ poraz teljes vereség kekalahan mutlak algjör ósigur rotta, disfatta 総くずれ 완패 sutriuškinimas sakāve kalah teruk zware nederlaag stort nederlag pogrom derrota înfrângere zdrobitoare разгром úplná porážka poraz poraz fullständigt nederlag ความพ่ายแพ้ราบคาบ hezimet 潰敗 розгром مکمل شکست sự đánh tan tác 溃败
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
| ?Page tools | ||
|---|---|---|
|