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rout

noun verb

an overwhelming defeat

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
R
Ends with
T
Contains
OU
Scrabble score
4
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ɹaʊt

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. an overwhelming defeat

noun

  1. a disorderly crowd of people

verb

  1. defeat disastrously

verb

  1. cause to flee

    “rout out the fighters from their caves”

verb

  1. make a groove in

verb

  1. dig with the snout

    “the pig was rooting for truffles”

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Example Sentences

rout out the fighters from their caves
the pig was rooting for truffles

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