The Clue
Rout (7 letter answer)
The Answer
LICKING
Tags
Notes
The answer LICKING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
LICKING as a noun:
1. (defeat, licking) = an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
2. (beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking) = the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
LICK as a verb:
1. (cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick) = beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
2. (lick, lap) = pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
3. (solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work) = find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
4. (lap, lap up, lick) = take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"