1
[ verb ] cause to flee

Synonyms

expel rout_out

Examples

"rout out the fighters from their caves"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

Johnny_Blanchard , Mantle 's replacement , slammed a 2 - run homer as the Yankees routed loser Joey_Jay in a 5 - run first inning .

Related terms

overcome

2
[ noun ] a disorderly crowd of people

Synonyms

mob rabble

Related terms

crowd lynch_mob throng

3
[ verb ] defeat disastrously

Synonyms

spreadeagle spread-eagle

Related terms

beat

4
[ verb ] make a groove in

Synonyms

gouge groove

Related terms

hollow dent

5
[ verb ] dig with the snout

Synonyms

rootle root

Examples

"the pig was rooting for truffles"

Related terms

dig

6
[ noun ] an overwhelming defeat

Synonyms

discomfiture discomfit

Related terms

defeat spread-eagle

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Rhymes with

route trout drought kraut grout sprout sauerkraut

Phonetic and Homophones

R AW1 T Routt  route

Similar Spelling

Routt Routh route rot Rott Roth Rote Rota root Rothe Roath Rod rood Rodi Rode Rodd Roda road

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