Category:Rout

Rout (rout), v. i. Etym: [as. hrutan.]

Defn: to roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly. [obs. or scot.] Chaucer.

Rout Rout, n.

Defn: a bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; Tumult. Shak. 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.

Rout Rout, v. t. Etym: [a variant of root.]

Defn: to scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow. To rout out (a) to turn up to view, as if by rooting; to discover; to find. (b) To turn out by force or compulsion; as, to rout people out of bed. [colloq.]

Rout Rout, v. i.

Defn: to search or root in the ground, as a swine. Edwards.

Rout Rout, n. Etym: [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.] [formerly spelled also Route.]

1. A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling Company or throng. [obs.] "a route of ratones [rats]." Piers plowman. "a great solemn route." Chaucer. 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. (law)

Defn: 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. Wharton.

5. A fashionable assembly, or large evening party. "at routs and Dances." Landor. To put to rout, to defeat and throw into confusion; To overthrow and put to flight.

Rout Rout, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Routed; p. pr. & vb. n. Routing.]

Defn: 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.

Rout Rout, v. i.

Defn: to assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to Collect in company. [obs.] Bacon. In all that land no christian[s] durste route. Chaucer.