rout

Universal Words noun, verb noun [sing.] a situation in which sb is defeated easily and completely in a battle or competition: Only the skill of the goalkeeper prevented the match from turning into a rout. IDIOMS put sb to rout (literary) to defeat sb easily and completely: They put the rebel army to rout. verb [VN] to defeat sb completely in a competition, a battle, etc.: The Buffalo Bills routed the Atlanta Falcons 4114.