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A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people

although there must have been nearly a hundred mongrel celebrants in the throng, the police relied on their firearms and plunged determinedly into the nauseous rout.

A fashionable assembly, or large evening party
A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult
To defeat completely, forcing into disorderly retreat

Israel tightened its blockade of the Gaza Strip after Hamas routed secular Fatah forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and seized control of the enclave in June 2007.

To use a router in woodworking
{n} a defeat, clamorous multitude, squabble, riot, noise, assembly for gaming
{v} to defeat, root up, assemble in crowds
If an army, sports team, or other group routs its opponents, it defeats them completely and easily. the Battle of Hastings at which the Norman army routed the English opposition. Rout is also a noun. Zidane completed the rout with a low shot from the edge of the penalty area. to defeat someone completely in a battle, competition, or election. a complete defeat in a battle, competition, or election
make a groove in dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles
To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly
cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
To search or root in the ground, as a swine
The removal of material by cutting, milling or gouging, to form a groove
a disorderly crowd of people
(N) -an overwhelming defeat
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
To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow
A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng
an overwhelming defeat
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
an overwhelming defeat cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
A fashionable gathering
defeat disastrously
terrible defeat, as in: The Super Bowl turned out to be a complete rout
dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"
To break the ranks of, as troops, and put them to flight in disorder; to put to rout
make a groove in
(A) A large evening party (Welsh, rhawter, a crowd ) (See Drum, Hurricane , etc )
To defeat an enemy completely and force them to retreat
To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company
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
To hollow out with a tool called a router
Process of cutting parts out of a panel
an overwhelming defeat cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" make a groove in dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles
{i} populace, rabble, mob; commotion, public disturbance; overwhelming defeat
{f} defeat overwhelmingly, conquer; force out, drive away