A rabble; a clamorous multitude; a tumultuous crowd; as a rout of people assembled. The endless routs of wretched thralls.

In law, a rout is where three persons or more meet to do an unlawful act upon a common quarrel, as forcibly to break down fences on a right claimed of common or of way, and make some advances towards it.

A select company; a party for gaming.

The breaking or defeat of an army or band of troops, or the disorder and confusion of troops thus defeated and put to flight.

To break the ranks of troops and put them to flight in disorder; to defeat and throw into confusion. The king’s horse - routed and defeated the whole army.

To assemble in a clamorous and tumultuous crowd.

The course or way which is traveled or passed, or to be passed; a passing; a course; a march. Wide through the furzy field their rout they take. Rout and road are not synonymous. We say, to mend or repair a road, but not to mend a rout. We use rout for a course of passing, and not without reference to the passing of some person or body of men; but rout is not the road itself.

To snore. Obs.

To turn up the ground with the snout; to search.