That party . . . that charged the Scots, so totally
routed and defeated their whole army, that they fied.
--Clarendon.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To defeat; discomfit; overpower; overthrow. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Rout — Rout, n. [OF. route, LL. rupta, properly, a breaking, fr. L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. See {Rupture}, {reave}, and cf. {Rote} repetition of forms, {Route}. In some senses this word has been confused with rout a bellowing, an uproar.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rout — rout1 [rout] n. [ME route < OFr, troop, band, lit., part broken off < L rupta: see ROUTE] 1. a disorderly crowd; noisy mob; rabble 2. a disorderly flight or retreat, as of defeated troops [to be put to rout] 3. an overwhelming defeat 4.… … English World dictionary
rout — rout·ous; rout·ous·ly; de·rout; rout; rout·er; … English syllables
Rout — Rout, n. A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult. Shak. [1913 Webster] This new book the whole world makes such a rout about. Sterne. [1913 Webster] My child, it is not well, I said, Among the graves to shout; To laugh … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rout — Rout, v. t. [A variant of root.] To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow. [1913 Webster] {To rout out} (a) To turn up to view, as if by rooting; to discover; to find. (b) To turn out by force or compulsion; as, to rout people out of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rout — (rout), v. i. [AS. hr[=u]tan.] To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly. [Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rout — (rout , et, plus souvent, raout ) s. m. Assemblée nombreuse de personnes du grand monde. • Je pris à l Arsenal un jour pour recevoir du monde ; mais heureusement les routs n étaient pas encore introduits en France, GENLIS Mém. t. V, p. 188,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
rout — 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 … English terms dictionary
rout|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 … Useful english dictionary
Rout — Rout, v. i. To search or root in the ground, as a swine. Edwards. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
