亚洲网紅露点

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rout

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[ rout ]

noun

  1. a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:

    to put an army to rout; to put reason to rout.

  2. any overwhelming defeat:

    a rout of the home team by the state champions.

  3. a tumultuous or disorderly crowd of persons.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. the rabble or mob.
  5. Law. a disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons acting together in a manner that suggests an intention to riot although they do not actually carry out the intention.
  6. a large, formal evening party or social gathering.
  7. Archaic. a company or band of people.


verb (used with object)

  1. to disperse in defeat and disorderly flight:

    to rout an army.

  2. to defeat decisively:

    to rout an opponent in conversation.

    Synonyms: , ,

rout

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[ rout ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to root:

    pigs routing in the garden.

  2. to poke, search, or rummage.

verb (used with object)

  1. to turn over or dig up (something) with the snout.
  2. to find or get by searching, rummaging, etc. (usually followed by out ).
  3. to cause to rise from bed (often followed by up or out ).
  4. to force or drive out.
  5. to hollow out or furrow, as with a scoop, gouge, or machine.

rout

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[ rout ]

verb (used without object)

Archaic.
  1. to snore.

rout

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[ rout, root ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to bellow; roar.

noun

  1. a bellow.

rout

1

/ 谤补蕣迟 /

noun

  1. an overwhelming defeat
  2. a disorderly retreat
  3. a noisy rabble
  4. law a group of three or more people proceeding to commit an illegal act
  5. archaic.
    a large party or social gathering
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to defeat and cause to flee in confusion
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rout

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/ 谤补蕣迟 /

verb

  1. to dig over or turn up (something), esp (of an animal) with the snout; root
  2. tr; usually foll by out or up to get or find by searching
  3. trusually foll byout to force or drive out

    they routed him out of bed at midnight

  4. troften foll byout to hollow or gouge out
  5. intr to search, poke, or rummage
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of rout1

First recorded in 1200鈥50; (noun) Middle English, from Anglo-French rute, Old French route 鈥渁 fraction, detachment,鈥 from Latin rupta, feminine past participle of rumpere 鈥渢o break鈥; (verb) derivative of the noun

Origin of rout2

First recorded in 1540鈥50; alteration of root 2; compare Middle Dutch ruten 鈥渢o root out鈥

Origin of rout3

First recorded before 900; Middle English routen, Old English 丑谤奴迟补苍; cognate with Old High German 丑谤奴锄补苍

Origin of rout4

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English rowten, from Old Norse rauta 鈥渢o bellow鈥; akin to Latin rudere
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of rout1

C13: from Anglo-Norman rute , from Old French: disorderly band, from Latin ruptus broken, from rumpere to burst; see route

Origin of rout2

C16: variant of root
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If Tuesday鈥檚 rout was any indication, however, navigating such choppy pitching waters might be challenging.

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The Clippers moved closer to that goal Friday in a 114-91 rout of the Dallas Mavericks at the Intuit Dome.

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