1. a disorderly retreat of defeated troops
2. a decisive defeat

1. to defeat decisively
2. to force out or expel

Examples

• The enemy army was in full rout after the surprise attack.
• The home team suffered a complete rout, losing 42-7.
• Our forces managed to rout the invaders.
• The police routed the protesters from the square.
• It was a rout from the very beginning of the game.
• The general ordered his troops to rout the enemy.
• The scandal caused a rout in the stock market.