rout (verb)
1rout out — verb 1. get or find by searching (Freq. 1) What did you rout out in the library? • Syn: ↑rout up • Hypernyms: ↑find, ↑regain • Entailment: ↑search, ↑ …
2rout — Ⅰ. rout [1] ► NOUN 1) a disorderly retreat of defeated troops. 2) a decisive defeat. 3) archaic a disorderly or tumultuous crowd of people. ► VERB ▪ defeat utterly and force to retreat. ORIGIN obsolete French …
3rout up — verb get or find by searching What did you rout out in the library? • Syn: ↑rout out • Hypernyms: ↑find, ↑regain • Entailment: ↑search, ↑look …
4rout, route — Rout has several meanings, one of which indicates a way, a course, or a road, the specific meanings of route. Rout is usually pronounced rowt. This is the pronunciation often given route, but the preferred pronunciation of route is root. As a… …
5rout|er — rout|er1 «ROW tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. any one of various tools or machines for hollowing out or furrowing. 2. a person who routs. –v.t. to hollow out with a router. ╂[< rout2 + er1] rout|er2 «ROO uhr, ROW », noun. 1. a person who arranges a …
6rout — I. /raʊt / (say rowt) noun 1. a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder: to put an army to rout. 2. a defeated and dispersing army. 3. a tumultuous or disorderly crowd of persons. 4. a clamour or …
7rout — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + ROUT ▪ become, turn into ▪ The game ended in a total rout. ▪ put sb to ▪ They put the rebel army to rout. ▪ …
8Rout — 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… …
9rout — I UK [raʊt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms rout : present tense I/you/we/they rout he/she/it routs present participle routing past tense routed past participle routed to completely defeat someone in a battle, competition, or election He was… …
10rout — rout1 [ raut ] noun count usually singular a complete defeat of an opponent in a battle, competition, or election: His touchdown completed the rout in the fourth quarter. rout rout 2 [ raut ] verb transitive to completely defeat someone in a… …
