rot

1 of 2

verb

ˈrät

rotted; rotting

intransitive verb

: to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi

: to become unsound or weak (as from use or chemical action)

: to go to ruin : deteriorate

: to become morally corrupt : degenerate

transitive verb

: to cause to decompose or deteriorate with or as if with rot

rot

2 of 2

noun

: the process of rotting : the state of being rotten : decay

: something rotten or rotting

archaic : a wasting putrescent disease

: any of several parasitic diseases especially of sheep marked by necrosis and wasting

: plant disease marked by breakdown of tissues and caused especially by fungi or bacteria

: nonsense

—often used interjectionally

Synonyms

Verb

atrophy
crumble
decay
decline
degenerate
descend
deteriorate
devolve
ebb
regress
retrograde
sink
worsen

Noun

applesauce [slang]
balderdash
baloney
boloney
beans
bilge
blah
blah-blah
blarney
blather
blatherskite
blither
bosh
bull [slang]
bunk
bunkum
buncombe
claptrap
codswallop [British]
crapola [slang]
crock
drivel
drool
fiddle
fiddle-faddle
fiddlesticks
flannel [British]
flapdoodle
folderol
falderal
folly
foolishness
fudge
garbage
guff
hogwash
hokeypokey
hokum
hoodoo
hooey
horsefeathers [slang]
humbug
humbuggery
jazz
malarkey
malarky
moonshine
muck
nerts [slang]
nonsense
nuts
piffle
poppycock
punk
rubbish
senselessness
silliness
slush
stupidity
taradiddle
tarradiddle
tommyrot
tosh
trash
trumpery
twaddle

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Example Sentences

Verb The wood had rotted away. The apples were left to rot. the smell of rotting garbage Eating too much candy can rot your teeth. Noun They found a lot of rot in the house's roof. That's a lot of rot! See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Sun damage, rot, and wear from general use can cause wood to decay and split, posing safety risks and creating visual eyesores.

Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2022 Its rot-resistant wood was ideal for the railroad ties, telegraph poles, and fence posts that helped connect and carve up the young nation.

BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Water when the soil is dry to the touch, but be careful not to flood it with water (especially if your plant is in a decorative pot without drainage) because overwatering can cause the leaf to rot.

Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2022 It’s forgiving in low-light conditions, and has no roots to rot.

New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021 Unlike elephants, slaughtered for their tusks and left to rot on the ground, whales were hunted for the oil that came from their blubber.

Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 29 July 2022 Over the years the enormous, elaborate wooden altarpiece had been hastily disassembled and transported to safety, claimed as a spoil of war, tossed aside and left to rot.

Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2022 When installing wall panels in a damp area, such as a bathroom, consider using imitation products made of durable materials, like fiberboard, that won't rot or warp when exposed to moisture.

Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2022 Add to that amount all the emissions from the entire food system—clearing land, producing fertilizer, shipping food around the world, and letting our food waste rot in landfills—and that total jumps to one third.

Matthew Hayek, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2022

Noun

Check them regularly and discard any that show signs of rot.

Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 The rot has already begun in the U.K., where a BARB survey published this week found a 2% quarter-on-quarter decline in the number of British households with any SVOD service.

Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Aug. 2022 This quartet not only sells that reality, but offers four startlingly different portraits of the ways the toxic substance exposes their own rot.

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2022 There’s no relationship or acquisition in Succession that hasn’t been poisoned, and the characters are defined by how visible their moral rot has become.

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2022 But its rot was emblematic of the whole company, as a cynical and predatory attitude came to characterize most of its products to the eventual detriment of its bottom line.

Ryan Cooper, The Week, 19 Jan. 2022 The winter was extremely cold, the spring and early summer were dry, August was rainy and then a rot arrived at the end of ripening.

Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 July 2022 Godaam, for instance, has leveraged the internet of things technology to find solutions to this problem and used devices that would inform farmers via text messages about rot setting in.

Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 11 July 2022 This type of tomato rot is simply a condition that usually resolves when your plants get consistent soil moisture.

Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2022 See More

单词	rots
释义	rot 1 of 2 verb ˈrät rotted; rotting intransitive verb 1 a : to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi b : to become unsound or weak (as from use or chemical action) 2 a : to go to ruin : deteriorate b : to become morally corrupt : degenerate transitive verb : to cause to decompose or deteriorate with or as if with rot rot 2 of 2 noun 1 a : the process of rotting : the state of being rotten : decay b : something rotten or rotting 2 a archaic : a wasting putrescent disease b : any of several parasitic diseases especially of sheep marked by necrosis and wasting c : plant disease marked by breakdown of tissues and caused especially by fungi or bacteria 3 : nonsense —often used interjectionally Synonyms Verb atrophy crumble decay decline degenerate descend deteriorate devolve ebb regress retrograde sink worsen Noun applesauce [slang] balderdash baloney boloney beans bilge blah blah-blah blarney blather blatherskite blither bosh bull [slang] bunk bunkum buncombe claptrap codswallop [British] crapola [slang] crock drivel drool fiddle fiddle-faddle fiddlesticks flannel [British] flapdoodle folderol falderal folly foolishness fudge garbage guff hogwash hokeypokey hokum hoodoo hooey horsefeathers [slang] humbug humbuggery jazz malarkey malarky moonshine muck nerts [slang] nonsense nuts piffle poppycock punk rubbish senselessness silliness slush stupidity taradiddle tarradiddle tommyrot tosh trash trumpery twaddle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The wood had rotted away. The apples were left to rot. the smell of rotting garbage Eating too much candy can rot your teeth. Noun They found a lot of rot in the house's roof. That's a lot of rot! See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb Sun damage, rot, and wear from general use can cause wood to decay and split, posing safety risks and creating visual eyesores. Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2022 Its rot-resistant wood was ideal for the railroad ties, telegraph poles, and fence posts that helped connect and carve up the young nation. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Water when the soil is dry to the touch, but be careful not to flood it with water (especially if your plant is in a decorative pot without drainage) because overwatering can cause the leaf to rot. Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2022 It’s forgiving in low-light conditions, and has no roots to rot. New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021 Unlike elephants, slaughtered for their tusks and left to rot on the ground, whales were hunted for the oil that came from their blubber. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 29 July 2022 Over the years the enormous, elaborate wooden altarpiece had been hastily disassembled and transported to safety, claimed as a spoil of war, tossed aside and left to rot. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2022 When installing wall panels in a damp area, such as a bathroom, consider using imitation products made of durable materials, like fiberboard, that won't rot or warp when exposed to moisture. Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2022 Add to that amount all the emissions from the entire food system—clearing land, producing fertilizer, shipping food around the world, and letting our food waste rot in landfills—and that total jumps to one third. Matthew Hayek, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2022 Noun Check them regularly and discard any that show signs of rot. Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 The rot has already begun in the U.K., where a BARB survey published this week found a 2% quarter-on-quarter decline in the number of British households with any SVOD service. Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Aug. 2022 This quartet not only sells that reality, but offers four startlingly different portraits of the ways the toxic substance exposes their own rot. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2022 There’s no relationship or acquisition in Succession that hasn’t been poisoned, and the characters are defined by how visible their moral rot has become. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2022 But its rot was emblematic of the whole company, as a cynical and predatory attitude came to characterize most of its products to the eventual detriment of its bottom line. Ryan Cooper, The Week, 19 Jan. 2022 The winter was extremely cold, the spring and early summer were dry, August was rainy and then a rot arrived at the end of ripening. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 July 2022 Godaam, for instance, has leveraged the internet of things technology to find solutions to this problem and used devices that would inform farmers via text messages about rot setting in. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 11 July 2022 This type of tomato rot is simply a condition that usually resolves when your plants get consistent soil moisture. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English roten, from Old English rotian; akin to Old High German rōzzēn to rot First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing rot bit rot black rot brown rot dry rot ear rot foot rot noble rot left to rot in jail/prison soft rot root rot stop the rot the rot sets in See More bit rot black rot brown rot dry rot ear rot foot rot noble rot left to rot in jail/prison soft rot root rot stop the rot the rot sets in See More Kids Definition rot 1 of 2 verb ˈrät rotted; rotting 1 : to undergo decay 2 : to go to ruin He was left to rot in jail. rot 2 of 2 noun 1 : the process of decaying : the state of being decayed 2 : something that has decayed or is decaying Medical Definition rot 1 of 2 intransitive verb ˈrät rotted; rotting : to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi rot 2 of 2 noun 1 : the process of rotting : the state of being rotten 2 : any of several parasitic diseases especially of sheep marked by necrosis and wasting rots verb present tense third-person singular of rot 1 as in deteriorates to become worse or of less value the house slowly fell into disrepair and rotted Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance deteriorates crumbles descends worsens atrophies declines decays sinks diminishes degenerates devolves weakens regresses disintegrates ebbs decomposes sags degrades falls retrogrades recedes wanes dwindles runs to seed sours corrupts putrefies languishes molders reduces goes to pot wilts goes to seed abates spoils slips downsizes undermines droops debilitates lessens lowers lags dilapidates fails de-escalates breaks down runs down flags wastes (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms improves ameliorates enhances enriches develops intensifies strengthens progresses fortifies heightens meliorates upgrades proceeds betters advances marches See More 2 as in decomposes to go through decomposition rotting vegetation on the bank of the river Synonyms & Similar Words decomposes disintegrates decays festers perishes corrupts molds deteriorates spoils putrefies molders crumbles rusts descends pollutes falls apart sours turns contaminates ferments runs to seed taints breaks down fouls defiles goes to seed curdles mortifies withers sinks degenerates addles turns off declines dilapidates Antonyms & Near Antonyms grows ripens matures develops ages restores refreshes renews purifies cleanses improves integrates assembles composes ameliorates betters meliorates See More
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