rout¹ /rowt/

1. A defeated body
2. An utter defeat
3. Disorderly retreat
4. A tumultuous crowd
5. A rabble
6. A pack, herd, or flock
7. A large party or reception (archaic)
8. A fashionable evening gathering (archaic)
9. A gathering of three or more people for the purpose of committing an unlawful act (law)
10. Disturbance
11. Brawl
12. Riot
13. Clamour
14. A fuss

To behave riotously

1. To defeat utterly
2. To cause to retreat in disorderly confusion

routˈing noun (archaic)

Going to receptions

routˈous adjective (archaic)

routˈously adverb (archaic)

routˈ-cake noun (archaic)

A rich sweet cake formerly served at receptions

routˈ-seat noun (archaic)

A bench hired out for large social gatherings

rout² /rowt/

1. (of a pig) to grub up
2. To hollow or scoop out (often with out)
3. To turn up
4. To turn out, fetch out
5. To rummage out
6. To bring to light

1. To grub
2. To poke about

routˈer noun

1. A person or thing that routs
2. A tool of various styles for hollowing out, grooving, etc

rout³ /rowt/

To snore

rout⁴ /rowt/ (Scot and N Eng)

To roar, bellow

route /root or (US and military) rowt/

1. A way or course that is or may be travelled
2. Marching orders
3. Any regular journey
4. A regular series of calls, a round (N American)

1. To fix the route of
2. To send by a particular route

routˈer noun (computing)

A device on a network used for communication between two networks which can operate on different protocols

routeˈman noun (N American)

A shopkeeper's roundsman

route march noun

A long march of troops in training

route one noun (football)

The strategy of playing long high passes towards a tall central striker

route-proving flight noun

A flight of aeroplanes sent out to test the possibilities and advantages of variants of a new service

routeˈ-step noun

An order of march in which soldiers are not required to keep step

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