rout

(noun) a disorderly crowd of people. Synonyms: mob, rabble.

(noun) an overwhelming defeat.

(verb) cause to flee. Synonyms: rout out, expel. Examples: "Rout out the fighters from their caves."

(verb) dig with the snout. Synonyms: root, rootle. Examples: "The pig was rooting for truffles."

(verb) make a groove in. Synonyms: gouge.

(verb) defeat disastrously. Synonyms: spread-eagle, spreadeagle.