The Clue
Powerful defeat (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ROUT
Tags
Notes
The answer ROUT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Debacle
Demoralize
Drubbing
Furrow
Landslide
"Laugher"
Overwhelm
Rabble
Romp
Stampede
Wipeout
Beat badly
Beat by a mile
Complete defeat
Decisive defeat
Defeat decisively
Defeat soundly
Defeat utterly
Disorderly retreat
Huge win
A "laughter" in sports
Lopsided victory
Lopsided win
Mop the floor with
Put to flight
Really clobber
Rummage about
Stunning defeat
Total defeat
Utter defeat
Wipe the floor with
100 to 1, e.g.
28-0, e.g.
30-0, e.g.
Win in a big way
Win by a wide margin
20-0 baseball score, say
A 75-0 football score, e.g.
Football score of 60-0, say
Definition
ROUT as a noun:
1. (mob, rabble, rout) = a disorderly crowd of people
2. an overwhelming defeat
ROUT as a verb:
1. (rout, rout out, expel) = cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
2. (rout, root, rootle) = dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"
3. (rout, gouge) = make a groove in
4. (spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout) = defeat disastrously