1rot1 (rɒt
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: rots, rotting, rotted
- to decay or cause to decay as a result of bacterial or fungal action
- (intr; usually foll by off or away) to fall or crumble (off) or break (away), as from natural decay, corrosive action, or long use
- (intr) to become weak, debilitated, or depressed through inertia, confinement, etc; languish ⇒
rotting in prison
- to become or cause to become morally corrupt or degenerate
- (tr) textiles another word for ret
noun
- the process of rotting or the state of being rotten
- something decomposed, disintegrated, or degenerate putrid
- short for dry rot
- pathology any putrefactive decomposition of tissues
- a condition in plants characterized by breakdown and decay of tissues, caused by bacteria, fungi, etc
- veterinary science a contagious fungal disease of the feet of sheep characterized by inflammation, swelling, a foul-smelling discharge, and lameness
- (also interjection) nonsense; rubbish
Word Origin
Old English rotian (vb); related to Old Norse rotna. C13 (noun), from ScandinavianSynonyms
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decay,
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nonsense,
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flapdoodle,
tommyrot,
horsefeathers bunkum or buncombe
bizzo,
bull's wool,
Translations
- British English:
rot
When food, wood, or other substances rot, or when something rots them, they decay and fall apart.Sugary drinks rot your teeth. If we don't unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos.rɒt VERB Sugary drinks rot your teeth. If we don't unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos.
- Spanish:
pudrirse
v
- French:
pourrir
vi
- German:
verfaulen
v
- Chinese: 腐烂 v
- Arabic: يَتَعَفَّنُ v
- Portuguese: apodrecer v
- Russian: гнить v
- Croatian: truliti v
- Czech: shnít v hnít
- Danish: rådne v
- Dutch: rotten v
- Finnish: mädäntyä v
- Greek: σαπίζω v
- Italian: marcire v
- Japanese: 腐る v
- Korean: 썩다 v
- Norwegian: råtne v
- Polish: zgnić v gnić
- Brazilian Portuguese: apodrecer v
- European Spanish:
pudrirse
v
- Swedish: ruttna v
- Thai: เน่า v
- Turkish: çürümek v
- Vietnamese: thối rữa v
Usage examples
A moot point whether dry rot or bailiffs would get it first.
, Weekend for Murder (1985)As the rot stops, acidity drops and calcium carbonate is deposited around the calcium phosphate and what's left of the original tissue.
New Scientist (1998)A steady diet of this kind of fantasy would rot anybody's brain.
Globe and Mail (2003)LRC denied the rot occurred in manufacture at London's High Court.
Sun, News of the World (2000)They may kill me fast, or they may leave me in here to rot.
, THE SECRETS OF JIN-SHEI (2004)