Rout — Defs

01 v. i. To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly.

02 n. A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult.

1.
A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult.
“This new book the whole world makes such a rout about.” — Sterne.

““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.”” — Trench.

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

Phrases & compounds

To rout out — To turn up to view, as if by rooting; to discover; to find

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

05 n. A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng.

1.
A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng.[Obs.]
“And ever he rode the hinderest of the route.” — Chaucer.

“A rout of people there assembled were.” — Spenser.
2.
A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people.
“the endless routs of wretched thralls.” — Spenser.

“The ringleader and head of all this rout.” — Shak.

“Nor do I name of men the common rout.” — Milton.
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.” — Daniel.

“To these giad conquest, murderous rout to those.” — pope.
4.
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.(Law)
5.
A fashionable assembly, or large evening party.

Phrases & compounds

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

06 v. t. To break the ranks of, as troops, and put them to flight in disorder; to put to rout.

imp. & p. p. Routed; p. pr. & vb. n. Routing

1.
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.” — Clarendon.

Syn. To defeat; discomfit; overpower; overthrow.

07 v. i. To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company.

1.
To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company.[obs.]
“In all that land no Christian[s] durste route.” — Chaucer.