rot

Plural: rots

Noun

• a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
• (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
• unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
• The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
• Decaying matter.
• Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
• Verbal nonsense.

Verb

Verb Forms: rotted, rotting, rots

• To decompose or decay; to deteriorate in quality.
• break down
• become physically weaker
• To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
• To decline in function or utility.
• To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
• To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
• To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place or state).
• To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
• To talk nonsense.

Examples

• He watched his opponent’s winning streak ROT as he scored bonus after bonus in Words With Friends.
• If I hadn't rotted in bed all day I would've come...
• The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot.
• to rot in Hell
• to rot in prison
• to rot vegetable fiber
• You're talking rot! I don't believe a word.
• Your brain will rot if you spend so much time on the computer, Tony!

Synonyms

buncombe, bunk, bunkum, decompose, decomposition, guff, hogwash, molder, moulder, putrefaction, rotting, waste, putrefy

Anagrams of rot