Definitions for rout

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IPA: /raʊt/

Rout is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 26 anagrams from letters in rout (ortu).

Definitions for rout

noun

1. a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
2. any overwhelming defeat:
3. a tumultuous or disorderly crowd of persons.
4. the rabble or mob.
5. 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.
6. a large, formal evening party or social gathering.
7. Archaic. a company or band of people.
8. a bellow.

verb (used with object)

1. to disperse in defeat and disorderly flight:
2. to defeat decisively:
3. to turn over or dig up (something) with the snout.
4. to find or get by searching, rummaging, etc. (usually followed by out).
5. to cause to rise from bed (often followed by up or out).
6. to force or drive out.
7. to hollow out or furrow, as with a scoop, gouge, or machine.

verb (used without object)

1. to root:
2. to poke, search, or rummage.
3. to snore.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to bellow; roar.

Origin of rout

1200-50; (noun) Middle English Anglo-French rute, Old French route a fraction, detachment Latin rupta, feminine past participle of rumpere to break; (v.) derivative of the noun

Examples for rout

After that Henriette and Sandoz, who were in consternation, witnessed the rout of their menu.

He raced the other way to make the score 22-0; the rout was on.

I don't know whether you are seeking to complete the rout of my senses.

The sally failed, and the men of Mansoul were turned to rout.

And was it really necessary for Winston to pass for all those 440 yards in a 37-point rout of Clemson?

He fought with the Soviets, then led the cavalry and B-52 bombers to rout the Taliban.

Artillery, baggage, all was lost; and the rout was complete.

The Chinese public had waited so long for their Ping-Pong Spring that they bellowed constant approval of the rout.

A person of breeding choosing the cause of the rout and rabble!

What he wants is a reckless Republican overreach, leading to public outrage, leading to a Republican rout.