What does rout mean?
Definitions for rout
raʊt, rutrout
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word rout.
Princeton's WordNet
mob, rabble, routnoun
a disorderly crowd of people
routverb
an overwhelming defeat
rout, rout out, expelverb
cause to flee
"rout out the fighters from their caves"
rout, root, rootleverb
dig with the snout
"the pig was rooting for truffles"
rout, gougeverb
make a groove in
spread-eagle, spreadeagle, routverb
defeat disastrously
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wikipedia
Rout
A rout is a panicked, disorderly and undisciplined retreat of troops from a battlefield, following a collapse in a given unit's command authority, unit cohesion and combat morale (esprit de corps).
ChatGPT
rout
A rout is a disorderly or hasty retreat of defeated troops, or it can also refer to a decisive defeat. In addition, rout can describe a situation where someone or something is being dealt with thoroughly or decisively. Alternatively, rout can also mean continuous or large-scale action, or digging or furrowing.
Webster Dictionary
Routverb
to roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly
Routnoun
a bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult
Routverb
to scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow
Routverb
to search or root in the ground, as a swine
Routnoun
a troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng
Routnoun
a disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people
Routnoun
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
Routnoun
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
Routnoun
a fashionable assembly, or large evening party
Routverb
to break the ranks of, as troops, and put them to flight in disorder; to put to rout
Routverb
to assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company
Etymology: [OF. route, LL. rupta, properly, a breaking, fr. L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. See Rupture, reave, and cf. Rote repetition of forms, Route. In some senses this word has been confused with rout a bellowing, an uproar.]
Wikidata
Rout
A rout is a chaotic and disorderly retreat or withdrawal of troops from a battlefield, resulting in the victory of the opposing party, or following defeat, a collapse of discipline, or poor morale. A routed army often degenerates into a sense of "every man for himself" as the surviving combatants attempt to flee to safety. A disorganized rout often results in much higher casualties for the retreating force than an orderly withdrawal. On many occasions, more soldiers are killed in the rout than in the actual battle. Normally, though not always, routs either effectively end a battle, or provide the decisive victory the winner needs to gain the momentum with which to end a battle in their favor. The opposite of a rout is a rally, in which a military unit that has been giving way and is on the verge of being routed suddenly gathers itself and turns back to the offensive.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Rout
rowt, n. a tumultuous crowd, a rabble: a large party: a fashionable evening assembly.—n. Rout′-cake, a rich sweet cake for evening parties.—adjs. Rout′ish, clamorous: disorderly; Rout′ous. [O. Fr. route, a band—Low L. rupta, thing broken—L. rumpĕre, ruptum, to break.]
Rout
rowt, n. the defeat of an army or body of troops: the disorder of troops defeated: a pack of wolves.—v.i. to assemble together.—v.t. to put to disorderly flight: to defeat and throw into confusion: to conquer: to drag out, or into the light.—Put to rout, to put to flight. [O. Fr. route—L. ruptus, rupta, pa.p. of rumpĕre, to break.]
Rout
rowt, v.i. to roar like a cow: to snore: to howl like the wind. [A.S. hrútan, to roar.]
Rout
rowt, v.t. to root up, as a pig: to scoop out.—v.i. to poke about—also Wrout.—n. Rout′er, a sash-plane, as Rout′er-gauge, for inlaid work.—v.t. Rout′er, to cut out, leaving some parts in relief.—ns. Rout′er-plane, a plane for the bottoms of rectangular cavities; Rout′er-saw; Rout′ing-machine′, a shaping-machine for wood, metal, or stone. [Root.]
Rout
rowt, n. the brent goose. [Ice. hrota.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
rout
The confusion and disorder created in any body of men when defeated and dispersed.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
rout
The confusion created in an army or body of troops when defeated or dispersed. To put to the rout, is to defeat and throw into confusion. The term expresses more than a defeat, because it implies a dispersion of the enemy’s forces; for a defeated enemy may retreat in good order; but when routed, order and discipline are at an end.
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Etymology and Origins
Rout
A fashionable assembly, so called from the German rotte and Celtic “rhauter,” a crowd. The name is now never heard, but what are called “Rout Seats,” generally requisitioned for such gatherings, are still let out on hire.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ROUT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rout is ranked #45189 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Rout surname appeared 474 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rout.
58.4% or 277 total occurrences were White.
22.3% or 106 total occurrences were Asian.
14.1% or 67 total occurrences were Black.
2.9% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Anagrams for rout »
toru
tour
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rout in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rout in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of rout in a Sentence
We will beat the Democrats, we will rout the fake news media, we will expose and appropriately deal with the RINOs( Republicans in Name Only). We will evict Joe Biden from the White House and we will liberate America from these villains and scoundrels once and for all.
The pattern in a bull market is that immediately after a plunge, money will pile in, pushing the market higher, to many investors, the rout last week means a huge reduction in market risks, creating buying opportunities.
Metals direction will come down to how much the rout has hit broader sentiment in China. Where do the losses sit? Does this shake people's confidence in the economy and make them not spend? That will depend on how much longer this goes on for.
None of the crypto currencies currently fulfill any of the criteria that we would look for in an investible asset and we would continue to advise extreme caution. The rout in crypto currencies is still not finished.
I don't think anybody really expected to see this kind of rout in global equities at the start of the year.
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