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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for rout

Noun

1. mob, rabble, rout, crowd
usage: a disorderly crowd of people
2. rout, defeat, licking
usage: an overwhelming defeat

Verb

1. rout, rout out, expel, get the better of, overcome, defeat
usage: cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
2. rout, root, rootle, dig, delve, cut into, turn over
usage: dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"
3. rout, gouge, hollow, hollow out, core out
usage: make a groove in
4. spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout, beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
usage: defeat disastrously
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