<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>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.</li><li>any overwhelming defeat: a rout of the home team by the state champions.</li><li>a tumultuous or disorderly crowd of persons.</li><li>Synonyms: horde, swarm, the rabble or mob.</li><li>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.</li><li>a large, formal evening party or social gathering.</li><li>Archaic: a company or band of people.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to disperse in defeat and disorderly flight: to rout an army.</li><li>to defeat decisively: to rout an opponent in conversation.</li><li>Synonyms: subdue, overcome, overwhelm.</li></ul>