English verb: rout out | |||
1. | rout out (possession) get or find by searching | ||
Samples | What did you rout out in the library?. | ||
Synonyms | rout up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | find, regain | ||
Entail | look, search | ||
2. | rout out (motion) force or drive out | ||
Samples | The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.. | ||
Synonyms | drive out, force out, rouse | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hunt, smoke out | ||
Verb group | chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back | ||
3. | rout out (competition) cause to flee | ||
Samples | Rout out the fighters from their caves. | ||
Synonyms | expel, rout | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | defeat, get the better of, overcome | ||