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rot
(rŏt)v. rot·ted, rot·ting, rots
v.intr.
1. To undergo decomposition, especially organic decomposition; decay. See Synonyms at decay.
2.
a. To become damaged, weakened, or useless because of decay: The beams had rotted away.
b. To disappear or fall by decaying: One could see the blackened areas where the branches had rotted off.
3. To deteriorate through neglect or inactivity; languish or decline: "He upset Alice by calling Washington ... a sink of boredom and saying he was rotting there" (John Dos Passos).
4. To decay morally; become degenerate.
v.tr.
To cause to decompose or 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. Any of several plant diseases characterized by the breakdown of tissue and caused by various bacteria, fungi, or oomycetes.
4. Pointless talk; nonsense: She always talks such rot.
5. Archaic Any of various diseases causing the decay of flesh.
[Middle English roten, from Old English rotian.]
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rot
(rɒt)vb, rots, rotting or rotted
1. (Biochemistry) 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. (Textiles) (tr) textiles another word for ret
n
6. (Biochemistry) the process of rotting or the state of being rotten
7. the process of rotting or the state of being rotten
8. (Biochemistry) something decomposed, disintegrated, or degenerate.
9. something decomposed, disintegrated, or degenerate.
10. (Biology) short for dry rot
11. (Pathology) pathol any putrefactive decomposition of tissues
12. (Plant Pathology) a condition in plants characterized by breakdown and decay of tissues, caused by bacteria, fungi, etc
13. (Veterinary Science) vet science a contagious fungal disease of the feet of sheep characterized by inflammation, swelling, a foul-smelling discharge, and lameness
14. (also interjection) nonsense; rubbish
[Old English rotian (vb); related to Old Norse rotna. C13 (noun), from Scandinavian]
rot
abbreviation for
(Mathematics) rotation (of a mathematical function)
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rot
(rɒt)v. rot•ted, rot•ting,
n., interj. v.i.
1. to undergo decomposition; decay.
2. to deteriorate, disintegrate, or become weak due to decay (often fol. by away, off, etc.).
3. to languish, as in confinement.
4. to become morally corrupt or offensive.
v.t. 5. to cause to rot.
6. to cause to become morally corrupt.
7. to ret (flax, hemp, etc.).
n. 8. the process of rotting.
9. the state of being rotten; decay.
10. rotting or rotten matter.
11. moral or social decay or corruption.
12. any of various animal or plant diseases caused by a fungal or bacterial infection and characterized by decay.
13. nonsense.
interj. 14. (used to express disagreement or disgust.)
[before 900; (v.) Middle English rot(t)en, Old English rotian, c. Old High German rōzzēn; (n.) Middle English, perhaps < Old Norse rot; compare ret, rotten]
syn: See decay.
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Rot
a file of six soldiers.Examples: rot of musketeers, 1635; of pikemen, 1637.
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rot
Past participle: rotted
Gerund: rotting
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| Noun | 1. |  rot - a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odordecay - an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair" |
| 2. |  rot - (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal actionbiological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms decay - the process of gradually becoming inferior | |
| 3. | rot - unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) Irish bull, crap, bull - obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" | |
| Verb | 1. |  rot - break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"biodegrade - break down naturally through the action of biological agents; "Plastic bottles do not biodegrade" hang - suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days" decay - undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated" |
| 2. | rot - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" |
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rot
verb
1. decay, break down, spoil, corrupt, deteriorate, taint, perish, degenerate, fester, decompose, corrode, moulder, go bad, putrefy The grain will start rotting in the silos.
2. crumble, decay, disintegrate, perish, decompose, become rotten It is not true to say that this wood never rots.
3. deteriorate, decline, languish, degenerate, wither away, waste away I was left to rot nine years for a crime I didn't commit.
noun
1. decay, disintegration, corrosion, decomposition, corruption, mould, blight, deterioration, canker, putrefaction, putrescence Investigations revealed rot in the beams.
2. (Informal) nonsense, rubbish, drivel, twaddle, balls (taboo slang), bull (slang), shit (taboo slang), pants (slang), crap (slang), garbage (chiefly U.S.), trash, bunk (informal), bullshit (taboo slang), hot air (informal), tosh (slang, chiefly Brit.), pap, cobblers (Brit. taboo slang), bilge (informal), tripe (informal), guff (slang), moonshine, claptrap (informal), hogwash, hokum (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), codswallop (Brit. slang), piffle (informal), poppycock (informal), balderdash, bosh (informal), eyewash (informal), stuff and nonsense, flapdoodle (slang), tommyrot, horsefeathers (U.S. slang), bunkum or buncombe (chiefly U.S.) You do talk rot!
Related words
adjective putrid
adjective putrid
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rot
verbTo become or cause to become rotten or unsound:
The condition of being decayed:
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Translations
عَفَنكَلام فارِغيَتَعَفَّنُيَتَعَفَّن
hnítpůsobit hnitíhloupostihniloba
rådnevrøvlråd
mädäntyä
truliti
marhaságrohadrothadrothadás
bullfúirotna, fúna
腐る
썩다
nesąmonėspuvėsissupuvęssupuvimas
blēņasmuļķībaspūdētpūtpuve
descompuneputrezi
hlúpostihnilobaspôsobiť hnitie
gnitipovzročiti gnitje
ruttna
เน่า
thối rữa
rot
[rɒt]A. N
1. (= process) → putrefacción f; (= substance) → podredumbre f
the rot set in → la decadencia comenzó, todo empezó a decaer
to stop the rot → cortar el problema de raíz, cortar por lo sano
the rot set in → la decadencia comenzó, todo empezó a decaer
to stop the rot → cortar el problema de raíz, cortar por lo sano
B. VT → pudrir, descomponer
C. VI → pudrirse, descomponerse
to rot in jail → pudrirse en la cárcel
you can rot for all I care! → ¡que te pudras!
to rot in jail → pudrirse en la cárcel
you can rot for all I care! → ¡que te pudras!
rot away VI + ADV → pudrirse, descomponerse
it had rotted away with the passage of time → con el tiempo se había pudrido or descompuesto
it had quite rotted away → se había pudrido or descompuesto del todo
it had rotted away with the passage of time → con el tiempo se había pudrido or descompuesto
it had quite rotted away → se había pudrido or descompuesto del todo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rot
[ˈrɒt] n
(= decay) [wood, vegetation] → pourriture f
dry rot → pourriture sèche (du bois)
wet rot → pourriture, pourriture du bois
to stop the rot (British) (fig) → rétablir la situation tooth rot
dry rot → pourriture sèche (du bois)
wet rot → pourriture, pourriture du bois
to stop the rot (British) (fig) → rétablir la situation tooth rot
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rot
n
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rot
[rɒt]1. n (decay) → putrefazione f, marciume m (fam, YYY) (nonsense) → fesserie fpl, stupidaggini fpl
the rot has set in (fig) → le cose hanno cominciato a guastarsi
to stop the rot (Brit) (fig) → salvare la situazione
dry/wet rot funghi parassiti del legno
the rot has set in (fig) → le cose hanno cominciato a guastarsi
to stop the rot (Brit) (fig) → salvare la situazione
dry/wet rot funghi parassiti del legno
3. vi to rot (away) → marcire, imputridire
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rot
(rot) – past tense, past participle ˈrotted – verb to make or become bad or decayed. The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood.
noun1. decay. The floorboards are affected by rot.
2. nonsense. Don't talk rot!
ˈrotten adjective1. (of meat, fruit etc) having gone bad; decayed. rotten vegetables.
2. bad; mean. What rotten luck!; It was a rotten thing to do.
ˈrottenness nounˈrotter noun
a mean, bad person. an absolute rotter.
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rot
→ يَتَعَفَّنُ hnít rådne verfaulen σαπίζω pudrirse mädäntyä pourrir truliti marcire 腐る 썩다 rotten råtne zgnić apodrecer гнить ruttna เน่า çürümek thối rữa 腐烂Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
rot
vi. pudrirse, echarse a perder, descomponerse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
rot
vt, vi (pret & pp rotted; ger rotting) pudrir(se)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.