Rout | Mean of rout in English Dictionary

/ˈraʊt/

• Noun
• a game or contest in which the winner easily defeats the loser by a large amount
1. The game turned into a rout in the second half.
2. After they scored their fourth goal, the rout was on. [=the game became a rout]
• a confused and disorderly retreat from a place
1. the attack and the rout that followed
2. They put the enemy to rout. [=they forced the enemy to run away]
• Verb
• to defeat (someone) easily and completely in a game or contest
1. The reigning champion routed the contender.
2. The Nationalist party was routed in the polls.

• to force (someone or something) to move from a place
1. The army routed the enemy from their stronghold.
2. People were routed out of their homes by the soldiers.