Synonyms of 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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Definition and meaning of rout (Dictionary)