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noun

Rout n. A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult. "This new book the whole world makes such a rout about." ""My child, it is not well," I said, "Among the graves to shout; To laugh and play among the dead, And make this noisy rout.""

Rout n. (Formerly spelled also route)

1.

A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng. (Obs.) "A route of ratones (rats)." "A great solemn route." "And ever he rode the hinderest of the route." "A rout of people there assembled were."

2.

A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people. "the endless routs of wretched thralls." "The ringleader and head of all this rout." "Nor do I name of men the common rout."

3.

The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion; said especially of an army defeated, broken in pieces, and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of defeating and breaking up an army; as, the rout of the enemy was complete. "thy army... Dispersed in rout, betook them all to fly." "To these giad conquest, murderous rout to those."

4.

(Law) A disturbance of the peace by persons assembled together with intent to do a thing which, if executed, would make them rioters, and actually making a motion toward the executing thereof.

5.

A fashionable assembly, or large evening party. "At routs and dances."

To put to rout, to defeat and throw into confusion; to overthrow and put to flight.

verb

Rout v. t. To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow.

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 bed. (Colloq.)

Rout v. t. (past & past part. routed; pres. part. routing) To break the ranks of, as troops, and put them to flight in disorder; to put to rout. "That party... that charged the Scots, so totally routed and defeated their whole army, that they fied."

Synonyms: To defeat; discomfit; overpower; overthrow.

Rout v. i. To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly. (Obs. or Scot.)

Rout v. i. To search or root in the ground, as a swine.

Rout v. i. To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company. (obs.) "In all that land no Christian(s) durste route."

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"Rout" Quotes from Famous Books

... spoke, these were whirling out copy after copy. Too late to reset? Yes, much too late. But was there not still some remedy which would keep at least part of the edition free from that dreadful word? Wasn't it still possible to rout out the type at that point, to chisel the word away and leave a blank? Yes, that was possible. So the presses were halted, the one word was scraped out, the presses whirred again and the review, ...

— Nonsenseorship • G. G. Putnam

... immediately prevailed. Every one of the rabble rout of stokers, stewards, and stevedores lost his wits and set up a frenzied yell. Some who remembered that there was such a thing, tore at the ropes which held the single lifeboat. But the boat had been put on for ...

— Carmen Ariza • Charles Francis Stocking

... and rubies rare With these heart-shrined gems compare? Constancy, that will not perish, But the thing it loveth cherish, Clinging to it fondly ever, Fainting, faltering, wavering, never! Trust, that will not harbor doubt; Putting fear and shame to rout, Making known how, free from harm, Love may rest upon its arm. Hope, that makes the future bright, Though there come a darksome night; And, though dark despair seems nigh, Bears the soul up manfully! ...

— Town and Country, or, Life at Home and Abroad • John S. Adams

... battle, and king Harald won a glorious victory. While his men drove the rout before him, the brothers were shoulder to shoulder; and they fell upon nine men at once and fought them. And while they were at it, ...

— The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald • Unknown

... he was leading "the whole race of mankind to the destruction of Greece." But his invasion ended in the total rout of his forces by land and by sea. It was an advertisement to the world that Persia's might was broken. The prophecy treats it so, and deals ...

— Our Day - In the Light of Prophecy • W. A. Spicer

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