Definition of Rout

Noun

• an overwhelming defeat
  
• a disorderly crowd of people
  mob rabble

Verb

• defeat disastrously
  - spread eagle - spreadeagle
• make a groove in
  gouge
• dig with the snout
  "the pig was rooting for truffles"
  root rootle
• cause to flee
  "rout out the fighters from their caves"
  - rout out expel

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