1. noun
a) A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult.
...although there must have been nearly a hundred mongrel celebrants in the throng, the police relied on their firearms and plunged determinedly into the nauseous rout.
b) A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng.
2. verb
a) To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly.
Israel tightened its blockade of the Gaza Strip after Hamas routed secular Fatah forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and seized control of the enclave in June 2007.
b) To defeat completely, forcing into disorderly retreat.
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