English
rot
see also: ROT
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ɹɒt/
  • (GA) IPA: [ɹɑt]
  • (AU, New Zealand) IPA: /ɹɔt/
Verb

rot (rots, present participle rotting; past and past participle rotted)

  1. (intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
    • 1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], (please specify ), London: Printed for J[ohn] Wilford, […], OCLC 960856019 ↗:
  2. (intransitive) To decline in function or utility.
  3. (ambitransitive) To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
  4. (transitive) To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
    to rot vegetable fiber
  5. (intransitive, figurative) To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
    to rot in prison
    to rot in Hell
    • Four of the sufferers were left to rot in irons.
    • Rot, poor bachelor, in your club.
  6. (transitive) To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
  7. (dated, slang) To talk nonsense.
    • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 37:
      Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’
Synonyms Translations Noun

rot

  1. The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
  2. Decaying matter.
  3. Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
  4. Verbal nonsense.
Synonyms Translations
ROT
Noun

rot (uncountable)

  1. (broadcasting) Initialism of record of transmission
Proper noun
  1. (sports) Abbreviation of refugee#English|refugee Olympics#English|Olympics team#English|team. country code for the team
Synonyms

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