[
US
/ˈɹaʊt/
]
VERB
- make a groove in
- defeat disastrously
-
cause to flee
rout out the fighters from their caves -
dig with the snout
the pig was rooting for truffles
NOUN
- an overwhelming defeat
- a disorderly crowd of people
How To Use rout In A Sentence
- A great deal of the nudge-nudge wink-wink routine by the young upwardly mobile male executives was the usual response to her presence.
- He nearly knocked over a couple of pop fans en route. The Sun
- These same people also routinely said they felt comfortable with Bush as a leader with values and dignity.
- She wound up her dance routine with a wobbly pirouette and took a little bow.
- Since then neither the printer nor wireless internet router appeared to be working. Times, Sunday Times
- The smoothly boiled porridge, with its accompaniment of thick yellow cream; the new-laid eggs; the grilled trout, fresh from the stream; the freshly baked "baps" and "scones," the crisp rolls of oatcake; and last, but not least, the delectable, home-made marmalade, which is as much a part of the meal as the coffee itself. Big Game A Story for Girls
- Armantrout's short lines, use of rhetoric, aggressive lineation, disjunctions and juxtapositions, discursiveness, parataxis, and myriad condensatory techniques are all exemplary, but never overbearing. Seth Abramson: November 2011 Contemporary Poetry Reviews
- Conclusion Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy has characteristics of safety, minimal invasion and rapid recovery. What's more, it has satisfying cosmetic effect. It's worth routinely carrying out.
- There is very little to break the familiarity and deadening monotony of Aslam's routine.
- This is the second Mercator chart showing Lindbergh's route as a series of 500 mile-long loxodromes approximating the great circle route from New York to Paris.