rot

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.

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[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]

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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

Imperative

rot

rot

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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 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" 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

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rot

verb

To become or cause to become rotten or unsound:

break down, decay, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, spoil, taint, turn.

Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed.

noun

The condition of being decayed:

breakdown, decay, decomposition, deterioration, disintegration, putrefaction, putrescence, putridness, rottenness, spoilage.

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Translations

عَفَنكَلام فارِغيَتَعَفَّنُيَتَعَفَّن

hnítpůsobit hnitíhloupostihniloba

rådnevrøvlråd

verfaulenverrottenFäulnisQuatschverderben

σαπίζω

corromperpudrirpudrirseputrefaccióntonterías

mädäntyä

pourrirpourriturebêtise

truliti

marhaságrohadrothadrothadás

bullfúirotna, fúna

marciremarciumeputrefazionesentirsi in colpastare poco bene

腐る

썩다

nesąmonėspuvėsissupuvęssupuvimas

blēņasmuļķībaspūdētpūtpuve

rottenvergaan

råtnevrøvlmorkne

zgnić

apodrecerputrefazer

descompuneputrezi

гнить

hlúpostihnilobaspôsobiť hnitie

gnitipovzročiti gnitje

ruttna

เน่า

çürümeksaçmazırvaçürü mekçürüme

thối rữa

胡说腐坏腐朽腐烂

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

(rot) – past tense, past participle ˈrotted – verb

to make or become bad or decayed. The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood. verrot يَتَعَفَّن гния apodrecer hnít; působit hnití verfaulen rådne σαπίζωpudrir, corromper, descomponer mädanema, mädandama پوسیدن؛ ضایع شدن mädäntyä 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 rottenråtne, morknegnić, rozkładać ضایع کیدل، خرابیدل apodrecer a putrezi гнить; гноить hniť; spôsobiť hnitie gniti; povzročati gnitje trunuti [få att] ruttna ทำให้เน่าเปื่อย çürümek 腐爛，腐朽 гнити; псуватися گلنا سڑنا thối rữa 腐坏，腐朽

noun

1. decay. The floorboards are affected by rot. verrotting عَفَن гниене caruncho hniloba die Fäulnis råd σαπίλ, σήψη, φθοράputrefacción, podredumbre pehkimine پوسیدگی laho pourriture רִקָבוֹן विगलन, क्षय, अपक्षय gnjilež rothadás pelapukan fúi putrefazione 腐敗 부패 puvėsis puve rosak verrottingforråtnelse, råtegnicie خوسا شوی 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 disparate hlouposti der Quatsch vrøvl 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 onzinsludder, vrøvl głupstwa یو ناره د کړاوو له وجی disparate prostii вздор hlúposti traparija glupost strunt, smörja เรื่องไร้สาระ saçma, zırva 胡說 нісенітниця فضول بات những điều vô nghĩa 胡说

ˈrotten adjective

1. (of meat, fruit etc) having gone bad; decayed. rotten vegetables. verrot مُتَعَفِّن гнил podre zkažený, shnilý verfault rådden σάπιοςpodrido roiskunud, mäda فلسد mädäntynyt pourri, gâtéרקוב सड़ा, गलित, जीर्ण-शीर्ण truo, gnjio ro(t)hadt busuk rotinn, úldinn marcio, putrefatto 腐った 썩은 supuvęs sapuvis membusuk verrotråttenzgniły ناوړه 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 mau mizerný niederträchtig led απαίσιος, φρικτόςmalo, vil alatu ناخوشایند huono mauvais, saleנבזי निकम्मा, रद्दी ružan, pokvaren rohadt buruk andstyggilegur; fjandans pessimo ひどい 하찮은 netikęs, bjaurus Kāda neveiksme! malang ellendigråtten, elendig, gemenpaskudny نا خوښ mau rău; urât отвратительный mizerný slab, hudoben loša erbarmlig, urusel, gemen เลวร้าย berbat 壞的，惡劣的 огидний خراب tồi tệ 坏的

ˈrottenness noun

sleg عَفَن، تَعَفُّن гнилота apodrecimento shnilost die Fäule råddenskab σαπίλαpodredumbre, putrefacción roiskumus پوسیدگی mädäntyneisyys pourritureנבזות सड़ापन, जीर्णता-शीर्णता trulež ro(t)hadtság kebusukan rotnun marciume 腐敗 썩음 supuvimas, bjaurumas puvums; nejaucība kereputan rotheidråte; råttenskaprozkład خوسا شوی apodrecimento putreziciune; stricăciune испорченность zhnitosť, prehnitosť gniloba pokvarenost ruttenhet ความเน่าเปื่อย çürüklük 腐壞 гнилизна گلا سڑا ہونا sự thối; sự xấu xa 腐败

ˈrotter noun

a mean, bad person. an absolute rotter. slegte persoon قَذِر негодник patife ničema der Schweinehund skiderik παλιάνθρωποςcanalla, sinvergüenza lurjus آدم بی عقل و بی شعور renttu bon à rienנבל सड़ा, गलित, बदबूदार ništarija rongyember orang jahat fúlmenni mascalzone ろくでなし 건달, 깡패 bjaurybė riebeklis; nejaucenis orang yang jahat rotzakdrittsekkkanalia بی عقل او بی شعوره سړی 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

→ 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

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rot

vi. pudrirse, echarse a perder, descomponerse.

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rot

vt, vi (pret & pp rotted; ger rotting) pudrir(se)

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