rout

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a disorderly retreat of defeated troops

   The enemy was in full rout after the surprise attack.

2. 2
   noun

   a decisive or overwhelming defeat

   The team suffered a rout in the championship game.

3. 3
   noun

   a large, noisy, and disorderly crowd

   The rout of fans gathered outside the stadium.

4. 4
   verb

   to defeat completely and scatter in disorder

   The home team routed their opponents with a score of 5-0.

rout (Modern English, 'disorderly retreat or defeat'); from Latin _rumpere_ ('to break') and its participle _rupta_ ('a breaking; a defeat'), via Old French _route_ and Middle English _rout_ (14th c., 'a disorderly retreat').

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