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Originally Posted by saustin
rout
1.to root: pigs routing in the garden.
2.to poke, search, or rummage.
verb (used with object) 3.to turn over or dig up (something) with the snout.
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rout1
n
1. an overwhelming defeat
2. a disorderly retreat
3. a noisy rabble
4. (Law) Law a group of three or more people proceeding to commit an illegal act
5. Archaic a large party or social gathering
vb
(tr) to defeat and cause to flee in confusion
[from Anglo-Norman rute, from Old French: disorderly band, from Latin ruptus broken, from rumpere to burst; see route]
rout2
vb
1. to dig over or turn up (something), esp (of an animal) with the snout; root
2. (tr; usually foll by out or up) to get or find by searching
3. (tr; usually foll by out) to force or drive out they routed him out of bed at midnight
4. (tr; often foll by out) to hollow or gouge out
5. (intr) to search, poke, or rummage