rout

¹rout

noun \ˈrau̇t\

Definition of ROUT

1

: a crowd of people; specifically : rabble 2b

2

a : disturbance

b archaic : fuss

3

: a fashionable gathering

Origin of ROUT

Middle English route band, company of soldiers, crowd, from Anglo-French rute band, from Vulgar Latin *rupta, from Latin, feminine of ruptus, past participle of rumpere to break — more at reave

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with ROUT

bout, clout, doubt, drought, flout, glout, gout, grout, knout, kraut, lout, out, pout, route, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, stout, tout, trout

²rout

intransitive verb \ˈrōt, ˈrüt\

Definition of ROUT

dialect chiefly British

: to low loudly : bellow —used of cattle

Origin of ROUT

Middle English rowten, from Old Norse rauta; akin to Old English rēotan to weep, Latin rudere to roar

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with ROUT

boot, bruit, brut, brute, bute, Bute, butte, chute, cloot, coot, cute, flute, fruit, glout, glute, hoot, jute, Jute, loot, lute, moot, mute, newt, pood, root, Root, route, scoot, scute, shoot, snoot, soot, suit, suite, toot, tout, ut, Ute

³rout

verb \ˈrau̇t\

Definition of ROUT

intransitive verb

1

: to poke around with the snout : root <pigs routing in the earth>

2

: to search haphazardly

transitive verb

1

a archaic : to dig up with the snout

b : to gouge out or make a furrow in (as wood or metal)

2

a : to force out as if by digging —usually used with out

b : to cause to emerge especially from bed

3

: to come up with : uncover <scouts…routing out new talent — Carrie Donovan>

Origin of ROUT

alteration of ³root

First Known Use: circa 1564

⁴rout

noun \ˈrau̇t\

Definition of ROUT

1

: a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat

2

a : a disastrous defeat : debacle

b : a precipitate flight

Origin of ROUT

Middle French route defeat, perhaps from mettre en route to set going, put into motion

First Known Use: 1598

⁵rout

transitive verb \ˈrau̇t\

Definition of ROUT

1

a : to disorganize completely : demoralize

b : to put to precipitate flight

c : to defeat decisively or disastrously <the discomfiture of seeing their party routed at the polls — A. N. Holcombe>

2

: to drive out : dispel

First Known Use of ROUT

circa 1600