~ 1 [ raʊt ]
■ noun
1》 a disorderly retreat of defeated troops.
↘a decisive defeat.
2》 Law, dated an assembly of people who have made a move towards committing an illegal act which would constitute an offence of riot.
3》 archaic a disorderly crowd of people.
■ verb defeat utterly and force to retreat.
Phrases
put to ~ put to flight; defeat utterly.
Origin
ME: ult. based on L. rupt- , rumpere 'break', via obs. Fr. ~e and Anglo-Norman Fr. rute .
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~ 2 [ raʊt ]
■ verb
1》 cut a groove in (a surface).
2》 another term for root 2 .
3》 force to leave a place.
Origin
C16: alt. of the verb root 2 .