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rot

  [rot] verb, rot⋅ted, rot⋅ting, noun, interjection
Use rot in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to undergo decomposition; decay.
2. to deteriorate, disintegrate, fall, or become weak due to decay (often fol. by away, from, off, etc.).
3. to languish, as in confinement.
4. to become morally corrupt or offensive.
–verb (used with object)
5. to cause to rot: Dampness rots wood.
6. to cause moral decay in; cause to become morally corrupt.
7. to ret (flax, hemp, etc.).
–noun
8. the process of rotting.
9. the state of being rotten; decay; putrefaction: the rot of an old house.
10. rotting or rotten matter: the rot and waste of a swamp.
11. moral or social decay or corruption.
12. Pathology. any disease characterized by decay.
13. Plant Pathology.
a. any of various forms of decay produced by fungi or bacteria.
b. any disease so characterized.
14. 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.
15. nonsense.
–interjection
16. (used to express disagreement, distaste, or disgust.)
Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME rot(t)en, OE rotian, c. Fris rotsje, D rotten; (n.) ME, perh. < ON rot (perh. partly deriv. of the v.); cf. ret, rotten )

Synonyms:
1. mold, molder, putrefy, spoil. See decay. 9. decomposition, mold.

Antonyms:
4, 6. purify.

ROT

 
rule of thumb.

rot.

 
1. rotating.
2. rotation.
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liver fluke  
n.  

  1. Any of several parasitic trematode worms, especially Clonorchis sinensis, that infest the liver of various animals, including humans.

  2. Infestation with such parasitic worms. Also called rot.

rot   (rŏt)   
v.   rot·ted, rot·ting, rots

v.   intr.

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

    1. To become damaged, weakened, or useless because of decay: The beams had rotted away.

    2. To disappear or fall by decaying: One could see the blackened areas where the branches had rotted off.

  3. To languish; decline: "He was thrown into one of Napoleon's dungeons and left to rot" (Michael Massing).

  4. To decay morally; become degenerate.

v.   tr.
To cause to decompose or decay. See Synonyms at decay.
n.  

  1. The process of rotting or the condition of being rotten: The rot spread quickly, rendering the bridge unsafe even for pedestrians.

  2. Foot rot.

  3. See liver fluke.

  4. Any of several plant diseases characterized by the breakdown of tissue and caused by various bacteria or fungi.

  5. Pointless talk; nonsense: She always talks such rot.

  6. Archaic Any disease causing the decay of flesh.

interj.  Used to express annoyance, contempt, or impatience.

[Middle English roten, from Old English rotian.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
rot

  1. n.
    nonsense. : Don't give me any more of your rot. Speak straight with me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

rot  (v.)
O.E. rotian "to decay," from P.Gmc. *rutjan (cf. O.S. roton, O.N. rotna, O.Fris. rotia, M.Du. roten, O.H.G. rozzen "to rot," Ger. rößen "to steep flax"), from stem *rut-. The noun (c.1300) probably is of Scand. origin (cf. Icel. rot, Swed. röta, Dan. røde "decay, putrefaction"), and is related to the verb. Slang noun sense of "rubbish, trash" is from 1848. Rotgut "unwholesome liquor" is from 1633; rotter "one who is objectionable on moral grounds" is 1894 slang.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1rot
Pronunciation: 'rät
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: rot·ted; rot·ting
: toundergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi

Main Entry: 2rot
Function: noun
1 : the process of rotting : the state of being rotten
2 : any of several parasiticdiseases especially of sheep marked by necrosis and wasting
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ROT

  1. registered options trader

  2. right occipitotransverse (position)

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Encyclopedia

rot

any of several plant diseases, caused by any of hundreds of species of soil-borne bacteria and fungi. They are characterized by plant decomposition and putrefaction. The decay may be hard, dry, spongy, watery, mushy, or slimy and may affect any plant part

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