rout
/raʊt/
noun
- A disorderly retreat or flight of defeated troops or a group of people.
- The army's defeat turned into a complete rout as soldiers fled in all directions.
- After the scandal, the politician's campaign ended in a rout.
- The home team's loss was a rout, with the visitors scoring ten goals.
- A decisive defeat or overwhelming loss.
- The chess champion handed his opponent a rout in just fifteen moves.
- The debate turned into a rout when the challenger couldn't answer a single question.
- The election was a rout for the incumbent party, which lost every district.
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verb
- To defeat and cause to flee in disorder.
- The team routed their rivals with a score of 8–0.
- The cavalry charged and routed the enemy forces.
- The protesters were routed by the police using water cannons.
- To force someone out of a place or state; to drive out.
- The dogs routed the rabbits from their burrows.
- She routed her son out of bed for school.
- The search party routed the hikers from the cave before the storm hit.
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