rout: Palabra del día: December 29, 2020

rout , v :
(transitive) Of an enemy force, opponent in sport, etc.: to completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat. (intransitive, archaic) To retreat from a confrontation in disorder. [...] (transitive) To dig or plough (earth or the ground); to till. (transitive) Usually followed by out or up: of a person: to search for and find (something); also (transitive) to completely empty or clear out (something). (transitive, chiefly US) Usually followed by from: to compel (someone) to leave a place; specifically (usually followed by out or up), to cause (someone) to get out of bed. (transitive, intransitive) Of an animal, especially a pig: to search (for something) in the ground with the snout; to root. (transitive, intransitive) To use a gouge, router, or other tool to scoop out material (from a metallic, wooden, etc., surface), forming a groove or recess. (intransitive) Of a person: to search through belongings, a place, etc.; to rummage. [...] (transitive) Usually followed by out or up: to dig or pull up (a plant) by the roots; to extirpate, to uproot. (transitive, figurative) Usually followed by out: to find and eradicate (something harmful or undesirable); to root out.