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rot
I. \ˈrät, usu -äd.+V\ verb
(rotted ; rotted ; rotting ; rots)
Etymology: Middle English roten, rotien, from Old English rotian; akin to Old High German rōzzēn to rot, Old Norse rotna to rot, Latin rudus rubble, broken stone — more at rude
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to undergo natural decomposition : decay as a result of the action of bacteria or fungi
< causes the bones to rot >
< rotting wood >
b. : to become unsound or weak (as from extended use or chemical action)
< the rich silk damasks … were the first to rot away — Sheila O'Callaghan >
< ships rotting in the harbor >
< rotting ice >
2.
a. : to go to ruin : deteriorate
< sent to die on some jungle island … or to rot there month after month — Irwin Shaw >
< rot in jail >
b. : to become morally corrupt : degenerate
< a civilization that rotted and disappeared >
3. : to suffer from rot — used especially of a plant
4. chiefly Britain : to talk nonsense : joke
< I know I did, silly, but I was only rotting — Strand Magazine >
transitive verb
1. : to cause to decompose
< the heavy rains rotted the wheat >
< dampness had rotted spots of the plaster — Marcia Davenport >
2. : to affect (as sheep) with rot
3. : to cause to deteriorate : corrupt
< infected with the same decay as had rotted other great civilizations of the past — F.H.Cramer >
4. : to expose (as flax) to a process of maceration for the purpose of separating the fiber : ret
5. chiefly Britain : to make fun of : tease
< all felt that the family was being rotted — John Galsworthy >
Synonyms: see decay
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic rot; akin to Old Norse rotna to rot
1.
a. : the process of rotting or state of being rotten : decay, putrefaction
< the rot begins as soon as the fish are killed >
b. : something that is rotten or rotting
< the moist ferny odors, the rot and ordure … filled their senses — Norman Mailer >
2.
a. archaic : a wasting putrescent disease in people
< then the rot returns to thine own lips again — Shakespeare >
b. : any of several parasitic diseases that chiefly attack sheep and are characterized by tissue necrosis and progressive emaciation; specifically : liver rot
3.
a. : social or spiritual deterioration or corruption
< the creeping rot of the society to which he belonged — Times Literary Supplement >
b. : confusion or disorder especially in a government organization
< organize the affairs of … the little state and stop the financial rot — Stephen Spender >
4. : breakdown or decay of plant tissues caused especially by fungi or bacteria — see bitter rot, black rot, dry rot
5. : nonsense
< talked rot about getting on in the world — A.H.Hawkins >
— often used interjectionally to express disbelief or disgust
6. : the falling of several cricket wickets in quick succession
III. abbreviation
1. rotary
2. rotating; rotation
3. rotten |