a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder

to put an army to rout; to put reason to rout.

any overwhelming defeat

a rout of the home team by the state champions.

a tumultuous or disorderly crowd of persons.

the rabble or mob.

Law . a disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons acting together in a manner that suggests an intention to riot although they do not actually carry out the intention.

a large, formal evening party or social gathering.

Archaic . a company or band of people.

to disperse in defeat and disorderly flight

to rout an army.

to defeat decisively

to rout an opponent in conversation.

verb

win

noun

beating , clobbering , comedown , confusion , debacle , disaster , drubbing , embarrassment , flight , hiding , overthrow , retreat , romp , ruin , shambles , shutout , thrashing , trashing , upset , vanquishment , walkover , washout * , waxing , [[whippingnotes:a rout is a disorderly crowd of people or an overwhelming defeat; a root is the usually underground organ of a plant that lacks buds or leaves or nodes and absorbs water and mineral salts - or the form of a word after all affixes are removed; a route is an established line of travel or access - or a road]] , course , or way for travel from one place to another , brawl , defeat , din , discomfiture , mob , rabble , tumult , uproar , vanquishment: clamor

verb

bash , beat , blow out of water , bulldoze * , bury * , chase , clean up on , clobber , conquer , cream * , crush , cut to pieces , destroy , discomfit , dispel , drive off , expel , finish * , hunt , kill * , lambaste * , larrup * , murder * , outmaneuver , overpower , overthrow , put to flight , repulse , scatter , scuttle , shut out * , skunk * , subdue , subjugate , swamp * , torpedo * , total * , trounce , vanquish , wallop , wax * , whip , wipe off map , wipe out * , worst , [[zap *notes:a rout is a disorderly crowd of people or an overwhelming defeat; a root is the usually underground organ of a plant that lacks buds or leaves or nodes and absorbs water and mineral salts - or the form of a word after all affixes are removed; a route is an established line of travel or access - or a road]] , course , or way for travel from one place to another , best , master , overcome , prevail against , surmount , triumph over , band , confuse , confusion , cream , crowd , debacle , defeat , demoralize , disturbance , dregs , drive , eject , furrow , gouge , knock , lick , mob , multitude , overwhelm , rabble , ream , retreat , riot , romp , root , rummage , scoop , shellac , stampede , thrashing , uncover