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rout

1 rout /ˈraʊt/ noun
plural routs
1 rout
/ˈraʊt/
noun
plural routs
Britannica Dictionary definition of ROUT
[count] : a game or contest in which the winner easily defeats the loser by a large amount
: a confused and disorderly retreat from a place
[count]
usually singular
[noncount]
2 rout /ˈraʊt/ verb
routs; routed; routing
2 rout
/ˈraʊt/
verb
routs; routed; routing
Britannica Dictionary definition of ROUT
[+ object]
: to defeat (someone) easily and completely in a game or contest
: to force (someone or something) to move from a place often + out