rot

rot  (rt)

v. rot·ted, rot·ting, rots

v.intr.

1. To undergo decomposition, especially organic decomposition; 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 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.

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[Middle English roten, from Old English rotian.]

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rot¹

vb rots, rotting, rotted

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) Textiles another word for ret

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) the process of rotting or the state of being rotten

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) something decomposed, disintegrated, or degenerate Related adj putrid

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) short for dry rot

4. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol any putrefactive decomposition of tissues

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plant Pathology) a condition in plants characterized by breakdown and decay of tissues, caused by bacteria, fungi, etc.

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) 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

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

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rot²

abbreviation for

(Mathematics) rotation (of a mathematical function)

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rot  (rt)

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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Rot a file of six soldiers.

Examples: rot of musketeers, 1635; of pikemen, 1637.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rot - a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor putrefaction decay - 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" putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption - in a state of progressive putrefaction
	2.	rot - (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action rotting, putrefaction, decomposition biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms decay - the process of gradually becoming inferior
	3.	rot - unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) buncombe, bunkum, guff, hogwash, bunk dogshit, horseshit, Irish bull, bullshit, crap, shit, bull - obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" drivel, garbage - a worthless message
Verb	1.	rot - break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" molder, moulder, decompose 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" waste degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" gangrene, necrose, sphacelate, mortify - undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"

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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

Translations

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

2. (esp Brit) (= nonsense) → tonterías fpl, babosadas fpl (LAm)
oh rot!; what rot! → ¡qué tonterías!
don't talk rot! → ¡no digas bobadas!

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!

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

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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

(= nonsense) → idioties fpl
to talk rot → dire des idioties, dire n'importe quoi

vt [+ teeth] → pourrir; [+ wood, plant, fabric] → pourrir

vi [wood, vegetation, fruit, tooth] → pourrir

rot away

vi → pourrir

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rot

n

(in teeth, plants, wood) → Fäulnis f no pl; to stop the rot (lit, fig) → den Fäulnisprozess aufhalten; then the rot set in (fig) → dann setzte der Fäulnisprozess or Verfall ein ? dry rot

(inf: = rubbish) → Quatsch m (inf), → Blödsinn m (inf)

vi (wood, material, rope) → verrotten, faulen; (teeth, plant) → verfaulen; (fig) → verrotten; to rot in jail → im Gefängnis verrotten; let him rot! (inf) → soll er doch vor die Hunde gehen! (inf)

vt → verfaulen lassen

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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

2. vt → far marcire

3. vi to rot (away) → marcire, imputridire

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rot

v rot [rot]

to make or become bad or decayed The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood. verrot يَتَعَفَّن гния hnít; působit hnití rådne verfaulen(lassen) σαπίζω pudrir, corromper, descomponer mädanema, mädandama پوسیدن؛ ضایع شدن mädäntyä (faire) pourrir לְהֵירָקֵב सड़ना gnjiliti, trunuti ro(t)had; (meg)rothaszt membusuk rotna, fúna marcire, far marcire 腐る 썩다, 부패하다 pūti, pūdyti pūt; pūdēt mereput (doen) rotten råtne, morkne gnić, rozkładać apodrecer a putrezi гнить; гноить hniť; spôsobiť hnitie gniti; povzročati gnitje trunuti [] ruttna ทำให้เน่าเปื่อย çürü(t)mek 腐爛，腐朽 гнити; псуватися گلنا سڑنا thối rữa 腐坏

n

1 decay The floorboards are affected by rot. verrotting عَفَن гниене hniloba råd die Fäulnis σαπίλα, σήψη, φθορά putrefacción, podredumbre pehkimine پوسیدگی laho pourriture רִקָבוֹן विगलन, क्षय, अपक्षय gnjilež rothadás pelapukan fúi putrefazione 腐敗 부패 puvėsis puve rosak verrotting forråtnelse, råte gnicie caruncho putrezire гниение hniloba gnitje truljenje röta การเน่าเปื่อย çürüme 腐壞 гниття; гниль گلنے سڑنے کی حالت sự mục nát 腐朽

2 nonsense Don't talk rot! nonsens كَلام فارِغ глупости hlouposti vrøvl der Quatsch αηδίες, κουταμάρες tonterías, bobadas jama اه؛ گند ندای حاکی از آزردگی hölynpöly bêtises שְׁטוּיוֹת अनाप-शनाप glupost marhaság omong kosong bull sciocchezze くだらないこと 헛소리 nesąmonės, niekai blēņas; muļķības mengarut onzin sludder, vrøvl głupstwa disparate prostii вздор hlúposti traparija glupost strunt, smörja เรื่องไร้สาระ saçma, zırva 胡說 нісенітниця فضول بات những điều vô nghĩa 胡说

adj rotten

1 (of meat, fruit etc) having gone bad; decayed rotten vegetables. verrot مُتَعَفِّن гнил zkažený, shnilý rådden verfault σάπιος podrido roiskunud, mäda فلسد mädäntynyt pourri, gâté רָקוּב सड़ा, गलित, जीर्ण-शीर्ण truo, gnjio ro(t)hadt busuk rotinn, úldinn marcio, putrefatto 腐った 썩은 supuvęs sapuvis membusuk verrot råtten zgniły podre putred; stricat испорченный, гнилой skazený, zhnitý gnil truliti rutten เน่าเปื่อย çürük, çürümüş 餿掉的，爛掉的 гнилий; тухлий گلا سڑا thiu; ươn 腐烂了的

2 bad; mean What rotten luck!; It was a rotten thing to do. slegte رَديء отвратителен mizerný led niederträchtig απαίσιος, φρικτός malo, vil alatu ناخوشایند huono mauvais, sale נִבזִי निकम्मा, रद्दी ružan, pokvaren rohadt buruk andstyggilegur; fjandans pessimo ひどい 하찮은 netikęs, bjaurus Kāda neveiksme! malang ellendig råtten, elendig, gemen paskudny mau rău; urât отвратительный mizerný slab, hudoben loša erbarmlig, urusel, gemen เลวร้าย berbat 壞的，惡劣的 огидний خراب tồi tệ 坏的

n rottenness

sleg عَفَن، تَعَفُّن гнилота shnilost råddenskab die Fäule σαπίλα podredumbre, putrefacción roiskumus پوسیدگی lahous pourriture נִבזוּת सड़ापन, जीर्णता-शीर्णता trulež ro(t)hadtság kebusukan rotnun marciume 腐敗 썩음; 부패 supuvimas, bjaurumas puvums; nejaucība kereputan rotheid råte; råttenskap rozkład apodrecimento putreziciune; stricăciune испорченность zhnitosť, prehnitosť gniloba pokvarenost ruttenhet ความเน่าเปื่อย çürüklük 腐敗 гнилизна گلا سڑا ہونا sự thối; sự xấu xa 腐败

n rotter

a mean, bad person an absolute rotter. slegte persoon قَذِر негодник ničema skiderik der Schweinehund παλιάνθρωπος canalla, sinvergüenza lurjus آدم بی عقل و بی شعور renttu bon à rien נָבַל सड़ा, गलित, बदबूदार ništarija rongyember orang jahat fúlmenni mascalzone ろくでなし 건달, 깡패 bjaurybė riebeklis; nejaucenis orang yang jahat rotzak drittsekk kanalia patife canalie, jigodie подлец ničomník, naničhodník pokvarjenec pokvarenjal rötägg, kräk คนเลวร้าย aşağılık kimse 無賴 погань, паскуда برا شخص người xấu xa 无赖

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rot → يَتْعِفَن shnít rådne verfaulen σαπίζω pudrirse mädäntyä pourrir truliti marcire 腐る 썩다 rotten råtne zgnić apodrecer гнить ruttna เน่า çürümek thối rữa 腐烂