1. (noun)mob, rabble, rout a disorderly crowd of people Synonyms: rabble, ragtag and bobtail, syndicate, pack, crime syndicate, mob, ragtag, rout, gang, riffraff, family, ring
2. (verb)rout an overwhelming defeat Synonyms: mob, rabble
4. (verb)rout, root, rootle dig with the snout Synonyms: spread-eagle, spreadeagle, gouge, root, settle down, rootle, expel, steady down, rout out, take root, rout, settle
5. (verb)rout, gouge make a groove in Synonyms: spread-eagle, spreadeagle, gouge, squeeze, wring, extort, rack, root, rootle, expel, rout out, rout, force out
1. rout To defeat an enemy is to gain an advantage for the time; to vanquish is to win a signal victory; to conquer is to overcome so effectually that the victory is regarded as final. Conquer, in Synonyms: conquer, beat, humble, overthrow, subject, checkmate, master, prevail over, subjugate, crush, overcome, put down, surmount, defeat, overmaster, reduce, vanquish, discomfit, overmatch, rout, win, down, overpower, subdue, worst Antonyms: capitulate, fail, fly, lose, retire, submit, surrender, cede, fall, forfeit, resign, retreat, succumb, yield
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