rout

[ US /ˈɹaʊt/ ]
VERB
  1. make a groove in
  2. defeat disastrously
  3. cause to flee
    rout out the fighters from their caves
  4. dig with the snout
    the pig was rooting for truffles
NOUN
  1. an overwhelming defeat
  2. a disorderly crowd of people
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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.
  • She wound up her dance routine with a wobbly pirouette and took a little bow.
  • He nearly knocked over a couple of pop fans en route. The Sun
  • Since then neither the printer nor wireless internet router appeared to be working. Times, Sunday Times
  • Faceless, unqualified reviewers define our work, remove our colleagues from panels and routinely breach confidentiality.
  • Pile each croute with the prawn mixture and serve at once. The Sun
  • These same people also routinely said they felt comfortable with Bush as a leader with values and dignity.
  • Its route will pass mainly through soft rock and above deep-lying, brackish ground water.
  • Already well dispersed, they probably acquired iron technology around 500 C.E. On their route eastward, the Bantu speakers skirted the northern forest edge toward the interlacustrine region of East Africa. D. Africa, 500-1500
  • Though most men are physically stronger than most women, it is women who are expected routinely to carry heavy loads.
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