English
bot
see also: BOT
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /bɒt/
  • (America) enPR: bŏt, IPA: /bɑt/
Etymology 1

Possibly a modification of Scottish Gaelic boiteag.

Noun

bot (plural bots)

  1. The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.
Translations
  • Portuguese: berne
  • Russian: личи́нка овод
Etymology 2

From bottom.

Verb

bot (bots, present participle botting; simple past and past participle botted)

  1. (British, slang) To bugger.
  2. (Australia, informal) To ask for and be given something with the direct intention of exploiting the thing’s usefulness, almost exclusively with cigarettes.
    Synonyms: bum
    Can I bot a smoke?
    Jonny always bots off me. I just wish he’d get his own pack.
Noun

bot (plural bots)

  1. (science fiction, informal) A physical robot.
  2. (computing) A piece of software designed to perform a minor but repetitive task automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.
  3. (video games) A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.
    Synonyms: NPC, AI
  4. (video games, slang, derogatory) A supremely unskilled player.
  5. (Internet slang, figuratively) A person with no ability to think for themselves.
Related terms
  • -bot
Translations Verb

bot (bots, present participle botting; simple past and past participle botted)

  1. (video games) To use a bot, or automated program.
    Players caught botting will be banned from the server.
BOT
Proper noun
  1. (sports) Abbreviation of Botswana
Noun
  1. Initialism of Build–operate–transfer
  2. Abbreviation of Bǽh-oe-tu


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