Rowt vs. Rout — What's the Difference?

Alternative form of routTo make a loud noise.

A rout is a panicked, disorderly and undisciplined retreat of troops from a battlefield, following a collapse in a given unit's command authority, unit cohesion and combat morale (esprit de corps).

Alternative form of routA loud noise.

A disorderly retreat or flight following defeat.

An overwhelming defeat.

A disorderly crowd of people; a mob.

People of the lowest class; rabble.

A public disturbance; a riot.

A fashionable gathering.

(Archaic) A group of people, especially knights, or of animals, especially wolves.

To put to disorderly flight or retreat

To defeat overwhelmingly.

To dig with the snout; root.

To poke around; rummage.

To expose to view as if by digging; uncover.

To hollow, scoop, or gouge out.

To drive or force out as if by digging; eject

(Archaic) To dig up with the snout.

To bellow. Used of cattle.

A group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in particular (archaic), a group of people accompanying or travelling with someone.

A group of animals, especially one which is lively or unruly, or made up of wild animals such as wolves; a flock, a herd, a pack.

(countable) A group of disorganized things.

(countable) A group of (often violent) criminals or gangsters; such people as a class; (more generally) a disorderly and tumultuous crowd, a mob; hence , the common people as a group, the rabble.

A fashionable assembly; a large evening party, a soirée.

A noisy disturbance; also, a disorderly argument or fight, a brawl; (uncountable) disturbance of the peace, commotion, tumult.

An illegal assembly of people; specifically, three or more people who have come together intending to do something illegal, and who have taken steps towards this, regarded as more serious than an unlawful assembly but not as serious as a riot; the act of assembling in this manner.

The act of completely defeating an army or other enemy force, causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; (by extension) in politics, sport, etc.: a convincing defeat; a thrashing, a trouncing.

The retreat of an enemy force, etc., in this manner; also , the army, enemy force, etc., so retreating.

A loud, resounding noise, especially one made by the sea, thunder, wind, etc.; a roar.

A lowing or mooing sound by an animal, especially cattle; a bellow, a moo.

A loud shout; a bellow, a roar; also, an instance of loud and continued exclamation or shouting; a clamour, an outcry.

A violent movement; a heavy or stunning blow or stroke.

The brant or brent goose (Branta bernicla).

To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company.

(transitive) To completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat (an enemy force, opponent in sport, etc.).

To retreat from a confrontation in disorder.

To snore, especially loudly.

To make a noise; to bellow, to roar, to snort.

Especially of the sea, thunder, wind, etc.: to make a loud roaring noise; to howl, to roar, to rumble.

(transitive) Of a person: to say or shout (something) loudly.

(intransitive) Of a person: to speak loudly; to bellow, roar, to shout.

(intransitive) Of an animal, especially cattle: to low or moo loudly; to bellow.

(transitive) To dig or plough (earth or the ground); to till.

(transitive) Usually followed by out or up: of a person: to search for and find (something); also (transitive) to completely empty or clear out (something).

Usually followed by from: to compel (someone) to leave a place; specifically (usually followed by out or up), to cause (someone) to get out of bed.

(ambitransitive) Of an animal, especially a pig: to search (for something) in the ground with the snout; to root.

(ambitransitive) To use a gouge, router, or other tool to scoop out material (from a metallic, wooden, etc., surface), forming a groove or recess.

(intransitive) Of a person: to search through belongings, a place, etc.; to rummage.

(transitive) Usually followed by out or up: to dig or pull up (a plant) by the roots; to extirpate, to uproot.

Usually followed by out: to find and eradicate (something harmful or undesirable); to root out.

To beat or strike (someone or something); to assail (someone or something) with blows.

To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly.

To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow.

To search or root in the ground, as a swine.

To break the ranks of, as troops, and put them to flight in disorder; to put to rout.

To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company.

A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult.

A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng.

A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people.

The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion; - said especially of an army defeated, broken in pieces, and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of defeating and breaking up an army; as, the rout of the enemy was complete.

A disturbance of the peace by persons assembled together with intent to do a thing which, if executed, would make them rioters, and actually making a motion toward the executing thereof.

A fashionable assembly, or large evening party.

A disorderly crowd of people

An overwhelming defeat

Cause to flee;

Dig with the snout;

Make a groove in

Defeat disastrously