ROT (rotted, rotting)
Dictionary entry overview: What does rot mean?
• ROT (noun)
The noun ROT has 3 senses:
1. a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
2. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
3. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
Familiarity information: ROT used as a noun is uncommon.
• ROT (verb)
The verb ROT has 2 senses:
1. break down
2. waste away
Familiarity information: ROT used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ROT (noun)
Meaning:
A state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
putrefaction; rot
Hypernyms ("rot" is a kind of...):
decay (an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rot"):
corruption; putrescence; putridness; rottenness (in a state of progressive putrefaction)
Meaning:
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
rotting; putrefaction; rot; decomposition
Hypernyms ("rot" is a kind of...):
decay (the process of gradually becoming inferior)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Meaning:
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
buncombe; bunkum; guff; hogwash; rot; bunk
Hypernyms ("rot" is a kind of...):
drivel; garbage (a worthless message)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rot"):
bull; bullshit; crap; dogshit; horseshit; Irish bull; shit (obscene words for unacceptable behavior)
• ROT (verb)
Meaning:
Break down
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
molder; moulder; rot; decompose
Context example:
The bodies decomposed in the heat
Hypernyms (to "rot" is one way to...):
decay (undergo decay or decomposition)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rot"):
biodegrade (break down naturally through the action of biological agents)
hang (suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste)
Sentence frames:
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Meaning:
Waste away
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
rot; waste
Context example:
Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world
Hypernyms (to "rot" is one way to...):
degenerate; deteriorate; devolve; drop (grow worse)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rot"):
gangrene; mortify; necrose; sphacelate (undergo necrosis)
Sentence frame:
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