rout meaning and definition

ROUT noun

Definition of rout (noun)

1. a disorderly crowd of people
   • synonyms: mob, rabble
2. an overwhelming defeat

ROUT verb

Definition of rout (verb)

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