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English noun: rout | |||
| 1. | rout (group) a disorderly crowd of people | ||
| Synonyms | mob, rabble | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crowd | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lynch mob | ||
| 2. | rout (event) an overwhelming defeat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defeat, licking | ||
English verb: rout | |||
| 1. | rout (competition) cause to flee | ||
| Samples | Rout out the fighters from their caves. | ||
| Synonyms | expel, rout out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defeat, get the better of, overcome | ||
| 2. | rout (contact) dig with the snout | ||
| Samples | The pig was rooting for truffles. | ||
| Synonyms | root, rootle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut into, delve, dig, turn over | ||
| 3. | rout (contact) make a groove in | ||
| Synonyms | gouge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | core out, hollow, hollow out | ||
| 4. | rout (competition) defeat disastrously | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to rout his opponent | ||
| Synonyms | spread-eagle, spreadeagle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | ||
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