1. An overwhelming defeat
   "The home team suffered a rout, losing by 50 points"
    
2. [N. Amer, archaic] A disorderly crowd of people
   "A rout of angry customers demanded refunds";
   - mob, rabble, scrum [Brit]

1. Defeat disastrously
   "The home team routed their opponents in the final match";
   - spread-eagle [informal], spreadeagle [informal]
    
2. Cause to flee
   "rout out the fighters from their caves";
   - rout out, expel
    
3. Cut out a groove or hollow using a sharp implement
   "The woodworker routed a channel in the board";
   - gouge
    
4. Dig with the snout
   "The pig routed in the soil for truffles";
   - root, rootle [Brit]

Derived forms: routs, routing, routed

Type of: beat, beat out, core out, crowd, crush, cut into, defeat, delve [archaic], dig, get the better of, hollow, hollow out, overcome, shell [US], trounce, turn over, vanquish

Encyclopedia: Rout