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rot

1

[ rot ]

verb (used without object)

, rot·ted, rot·ting.
  1. to undergo decomposition; decay.

    Synonyms: spoil, putrefy, molder, mold

  2. to deteriorate, disintegrate, fall, or become weak due to decay (often followed by away, from, off, etc.).
  3. to languish, as in confinement.
  4. to become morally corrupt or offensive.

    Antonyms: purify



verb (used with object)

, rot·ted, rot·ting.
  1. to cause to rot:

    Dampness rots wood.

  2. to cause moral decay in; cause to become morally corrupt.

    Antonyms: purify

  3. to ret (flax, hemp, etc.).

noun

  1. the process of rotting.
  2. the state of being rotten; decay; putrefaction:

    the rot of an old house.

    Synonyms: mold, decomposition

  3. rotting or rotten matter:

    the rot and waste of a swamp.

  4. moral or social decay or corruption.
  5. Pathology. any disease characterized by decay.
  6. Plant Pathology.
    1. any of various forms of decay produced by fungi or bacteria.
    2. any disease so characterized.
  7. Veterinary Pathology. a bacterial infection of sheep and cattle characterized by decay of the hoofs, caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in cattle and Bacteroides nodosus in sheep.

interjection

  1. (used to express disagreement, distaste, or disgust.)

ROT

2
  1. rule of thumb.

rot.

3

abbreviation for

  1. rotating.
  2. rotation.

rot

1

abbreviation for

  1. rotation (of a mathematical function)
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rot

2

/ rɒt /

verb

  1. to decay or cause to decay as a result of bacterial or fungal action
  2. intr; usually foll by off or away to fall or crumble (off) or break (away), as from natural decay, corrosive action, or long use
  3. intr to become weak, debilitated, or depressed through inertia, confinement, etc; languish

    rotting in prison

  4. to become or cause to become morally corrupt or degenerate
  5. tr textiles another word for ret
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noun

  1. the process of rotting or the state of being rotten
  2. something decomposed, disintegrated, or degenerate putrid
  3. short for dry rot
  4. pathol any putrefactive decomposition of tissues
  5. a condition in plants characterized by breakdown and decay of tissues, caused by bacteria, fungi, etc
  6. vet science a contagious fungal disease of the feet of sheep characterized by inflammation, swelling, a foul-smelling discharge, and lameness
  7. also interjection nonsense; rubbish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rot

/ rŏt /

Verb

  1. To undergo decomposition, especially organic decomposition; decay.


Noun

  1. Any of several plant diseases characterized by the breakdown of tissue and caused by various bacteria or fungi.
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  • half-rotted adjective
  • un·rotted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rot1

before 900; (v.) Middle English rot ( t ) en, Old English rotian, cognate with Frisian rotsje, Dutch rotten; (noun) Middle English, perhaps < Old Norse rot (perhaps partly derivative of the v.); ret, rotten )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rot1

Old English rotian (vb); related to Old Norse rotna . C13 (noun), from Scandinavian
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Synonym Study

See decay.
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Example Sentences

And so the same creeping rot of the rule of law that the administration has inflicted on immigration now bedevils our drug laws.

So Little Snow White lay in the coffin for a long, long time but did not rot.

Gary has been broken for a while, and it looks like much of it has been left to rot.

And the willingness to dump on British women in the name of Sharia law is a rot that runs up and down the length of society.

As ever, he talked too big (it was an election year) about withdrawing from Iraq with honor and all that rot.

Some of the cut grass looks as if it were Flax spread out to rot, and all of it evinces a want of shelter.

He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skilful workman seeketh how he may set up an idol that may not be moved.

As for Homer Smith, his carcase might rot in the desert of Arizona, or anywhere, for aught he cared.

When your letters are disbelieved 403 it makes you angry, and that is rot; and I wish I could keep out of it with all my soul.

Them's the very words I said; they all heard me; and the country may rot for all me—I'll never vote agin as long as I live.

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