rust

rust  (rst)

n.

1. Any of various powdery or scaly reddish-brown or reddish-yellow hydrated ferric oxides formed on iron and iron-containing materials by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water.

2. Any of various metallic coatings, especially oxides, formed by corrosion.

3. A stain or coating resembling iron rust.

4. Deterioration, as of ability, resulting from inactivity or neglect.

5. Botany

a. Rust fungus.

b. A plant disease caused by a rust fungus, characterized by reddish or brownish spots on leaves, stems, and other parts.

6. A strong brown.

v. rust·ed, rust·ing, rusts

v.intr.

1. To become corroded.

2. To deteriorate or degenerate through inactivity or neglect.

3. To become the color of rust.

4. Botany To develop a disease caused by a rust fungus.

v.tr.

1. To corrode or subject (a metal) to rust formation.

2. To impair or spoil, as by misuse or inactivity.

3. To color (something) a strong brown.

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[Middle English, from Old English rst; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]

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rust adj.

rusta·ble adj.

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rust

Noun

1. a reddish-brown oxide coating formed on iron or steel by the action of oxygen and moisture

2. a fungal disease of plants which produces a reddish-brown discolouration

Adjective

reddish-brown

Verb

1. to become coated with a layer of rust

2. to deteriorate through lack of use: my brain had rusted up [Old English rūst]

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rust  (rst)

Noun

1. Any of the various reddish-brown oxides of iron that form on iron and many of its alloys when they are exposed to oxygen in the presence of moisture.

2.

a. Any of various basidiomycete fungi that are parasitic on plants and produce reddish or brownish spots on leaves. Rusts attack a wide variety of plants and can cause enormous damage to crops.

b. Any of the various plant diseases caused by these fungi.

Verb

To become corroded or oxidized.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rust - a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture goethite, gothite - a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust ferric oxide - a red oxide of iron
	2.	rust - a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi plant disease - a disease that affects plants blister rust, white pine blister rust, white-pine rust - any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally
	3.	rust - the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water rusting corroding, corrosion, erosion - erosion by chemical action oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization - the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction ferric oxide - a red oxide of iron
	4.	rust - any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants rust fungus fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia order Uredinales, Uredinales - rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in aecium - fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores aeciospore - spore of a rust fungus formed in an aecium flax rust, flax rust fungus, Melampsora lini - fungus causing flax rust Cronartium ribicola, blister rust - fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host Puccinia graminis, wheat rust - rust fungus that attacks wheat apple rust, cedar-apple rust, Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae - rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc
Verb	1.	rust - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" corrode decay, dilapidate, crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" corrode, rust, eat - cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" eat away, fret - wear away or erode
	2.	rust - cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" corrode, eat damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" rust, corrode - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"
	3.	rust - become coated with oxide oxidise, oxidize, oxidate - add oxygen to or combine with oxygen oxidate, oxidize, oxidise - enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily"
Adj.	1.	rust - of the brown color of rust rust-brown, rusty chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

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rust

noun 1. corrosion, oxidation

noun 2. mildew, must, mould, rot, blight

verb 3. corrode, tarnish, oxidize

verb 4. deteriorate, decline, decay, stagnate, atrophy, go stale

Translations

rust [rʌst] n → herrumbre f; moho

vi → oxidarse

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rust [rʌst] n → rouille f

vi → rouiller

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rust [rʌst] n → Rost m

vi → rosten

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rust [rʌst] n → ruggine f

vi → arrugginirsi

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rust

n rust [rast]

the reddish-brown substance which forms on iron and steel, caused by air and moisture The car was covered with rust. roes صَدأ ръжда rez rust der Rost σκουριά óxido rooste زنگ ruoste rouille חֲלוּדָה जंग, मोरचा rđa rozsda karat ryð ruggine さび 녹; 얼룩 rūdys rūsa karat roest rust; irr rdza ferrugem rugină ржавчина hrdza rja rđa rost สนิม pas 鐵鏽 іржа لوہا وغیرہ کا زنگ آلود ہونا gỉ sắt 铁锈

v

to (cause to) become covered with rust The rain has rusted the gate; There's a lot of old metal rusting in the garden. roes يَصْدأ ръждясвам (z)rezivět, způsobit rezivění ruste rosten(lassen) σκουριάζω oxidar roostetama زنگ زدن ruostuttaa, ruostua (se) rouiller לְהַחלִיד मोरचा लगाना, जंग लगाना hrđati, prouzročiti hrđanje (meg)rozsdásodik menjadikan berkarat ryðga arrugginire, arrugginirsi さびる 녹슬다; ...을 녹슬게 하다 rūdyti, sukelti (ko) rūdijimą rūsēt; saēst ar rūsu mengarat roesten ruste, anløpe spowodować rdzewienie, rdzewieć enferrujar a rugini; a oxida ржаветь (z)hrdzavieť (za)rjaveti rđati [] rosta ทำให้เป็นสนิม paslanmak 生鏽 іржавіти زنگ آلود کرنا làm han gỉ 生锈

adj rustproof

that will not (allow) rust rustproof paint. roesbestand لا يَصْدأ، مُقاوِم للصَّدأ неръждаем nerezavějící rustbeskyttende rostfrei ανοξείδωτος inoxidable roostekindel ضد زنگ ruostumaton inoxydable אַל-חֶלֶד जंग रोक करना nehrđajući rozsdamentes antikarat ryðfrír inossidabile さびない 녹슬지 않는 saugantis nuo rūdijimo, antikorozinis aizsargājošs pret rūsu kalis karat roestvrij rustsikker/-behandlet antykorozyjny resistente à ferrugem inoxidabil нержавеющий nehrdzavejúci nerjaveč nerđajući rostbeständig ซึ่งกันสนิม paslanmaz 不鏽的，防鏽的 нержавіючий جس سے زنگ نہ لگے chống gỉ 不锈的，防锈的

adj rusty

1 covered with rust a rusty old bicycle. geroes صَدِئ، مُغَطّى بالصَّدأ ръждясал zrezivělý rusten rostig σκουριασμένος oxidado roostetanud زنگ زده؛ فرسوده ruosteinen rouillé חָלוּד जंग लगा हुआ hrđav, zahrđao rozsdás berkarat ryðgaður arrugginito さびた 녹슨 aprūdijęs sarūsējis dipenuhi karat roestig rusten zardzewiały enferrujado ruginit ржавый hrdzavý, zhrdzavený zarjavel zarđao rostig เป็นสนิม paslı 生鏽的 іржавий زنگ آلود bị han gỉ 生锈的

2 not as good as it was because of lack of practice My French is rusty. verroes صَدِئ، لَيس جيّدا كَما كان позабравен zanedbaný ude af træning; ude af øvelse vernachlässigt σκουριασμένος (μτφ.), που δεν είναι σε φόρμα oxidado roostes فاقد تمرین و آمادگی rapistunut rouillé חָלוּד कुंद zastario berozsdásodott kurang fasih ryðgaður arrugginito さびついた (사용하지 않은 탓으로) 무디어진, 서툴러진 užleistas (pārn. noz.) ierūsējis tidak bagus niet meer zo goed gått i glemmeboka, ute av trening zaniedbany enferrujado slab запущенный zanedbaný okoren zarđao rostig ขาดการฝึกฝน eskisi kadar iyi olmama, körelmiş, hamlamış 荒疏的，生鏽的 запущений, занедбаний فرسودہ trình độ tồi (do thiếu thực hành) 荒疏的，生锈的

adv rustily

verroes كالصَّدأ، ضَعيفا ръждясало zrezivěle rustent rostig σκουριασμένα oxidadamente; con falta de práctica roosteselt به وطر زنگ زده ruosteisen en grinçant כְּחֲלוּדָה मोरचा hrđav rozsdásan berkarat stirðlega (come una cosa arrugginita) さびて 녹슬어, 무디게 prastai berkarat roestig rustent w sposób świadczący o wyjściu z wprawy enferrujado scârţâind ржаво hrdzavo rjasto rđavo rostigt อย่างเป็นสนิม paslı bir şekilde 生鏽地，荒疏地 занедбано بدتمیزی سے han gỉ; tồi 生锈地，荒疏地

n rustiness

verroesheid الإصابَةُ بالصَّدَأ ръждясалост rezavost rust das Eingerostetsein σκουριά herrumbre, orín; falta de práctica rooste زنگ زدگی؛ فرسودگی ruosteisuus rouille חַלדָה मोरचापन zahrđalost vminek rozsdás volta keadaan berkarat ryðgað ástand; stirðleiki rugginosità さび 녹슨 상태 prastumas aprūsējums keadaan berkarat verroestheid rusten tilstand zaniedbanie ferrugem aspect ruginit; ruginire ржавчина hrdzavosť zarjavelost zarđalost rostighet สนิม paslılık 鏽 занедбаність بد تمیزی sự han gỉ, sự tồi 锈