verb (used without object)
1.
to undergo decomposition; decay.
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.
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.).
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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.
interjection
16.
(used to express disagreement, distaste, or disgust.)
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ROT
rule of thumb.
rot.
1.
rotating.
2.
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rot1 (rɒt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , rots, rotting, rotted | |
| 1. | to decay or cause to decay as a result of bacterial or fungal action |
| 2. | (intr |
| 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 |
| —n | |
| 6. | the process of rotting or the state of being rotten |
| 7. | something decomposed, disintegrated, or degenerateRelated: putrid |
| 8. | short for dry rot |
| 9. | pathol any putrefactive decomposition of tissues |
| 10. | a condition in plants characterized by breakdown and decay of tissues, caused by bacteria, fungi, etc |
| 11. | vet science a contagious fungal disease of the feet of sheep characterized by inflammation, swelling, a foul-smelling discharge, and lameness |
| 12. | (also interjection) nonsense; rubbish |
| Related: putrid | |
| [Old English rotian (vb); related to Old Norse rotna. C13 (noun), from Scandinavian] | |
| rot2 | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| rotation (of a mathematical function) | |
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Word Origin & History
rot
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.
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Science Dictionary
rot  (rŏt) Pronunciation Key
Verb To undergo decomposition, especially organic decomposition; decay. Noun Any of several plant diseases characterized by the breakdown of tissue and caused by various bacteria or fungi. |
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Slang Dictionary
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
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rot.
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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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Example sentences
Worse, some big sleaze scandals have broken, suggesting that the rot reaches close to the top.
If the rot stops there, the damage will be containable.
The rafflesia's five fleshy petals begin to rot soon after they blossom, giving off an odor of decay.
The air was dreamy with ripeness from laden branches and rot underfoot.
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