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Definitions for Rot

[1] to undergo decomposition; decay.
[2] to deteriorate, disintegrate, fall, or become weak due to decay (often followed by away, from, off, etc.).
[3] to languish, as in confinement.
[4] to become morally corrupt or offensive.
[5] to cause to rot: Dampness rots wood.
[6] to cause moral decay in; cause to become morally corrupt.
[7] to ret (flax, hemp, etc.).
[8] the process of rotting.
[9] the state of being rotten; decay; putrefaction: the rot of an old house.
[10] rotting or rotten matter: the rot and waste of a swamp.
[11] moral or social decay or corruption.
[12] Pathology . any disease characterized by decay.
[13] Plant Pathology . any of various forms of decay produced by fungi or bacteria. any disease so characterized.
[14] Veterinary Pathology . a bacterial infection of sheep and cattle characterized by decay of the hoofs, caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in cattle and Bacteroides nodosus in sheep.
[15] nonsense.
[16] (used to express disagreement, distaste, or disgust.)
[17] rule of thumb.
[18] rotating.
[19] rotation.
[20] to decay or cause to decay as a result of bacterial or fungal action
[21] (intr ; usually foll by off or away) to fall or crumble (off) or break (away), as from natural decay, corrosive action, or long use
[22] (intr) to become weak, debilitated, or depressed through inertia, confinement, etc; languish rotting in prison
[23] to become or cause to become morally corrupt or degenerate
[24] (tr) textiles another word for ret
[25] the process of rotting or the state of being rotten
[26] something decomposed, disintegrated, or degenerate Related adjective: putrid
[27] short for dry rot
[28] pathol any putrefactive decomposition of tissues
[29] a condition in plants characterized by breakdown and decay of tissues, caused by bacteria, fungi, etc
[30] vet science a contagious fungal disease of the feet of sheep characterized by inflammation, swelling, a foul-smelling discharge, and lameness
[31] (also interjection) nonsense; rubbish
[32] rotation (of a mathematical function)

Words related to Rot

blight, decomposition, deterioration, decay, perish, disintegrate, warp, crumble, wither, spoil, molder, stain, decompose, languish, putrefaction, putrescence, mold, canker, hogwash, silliness

Words nearby Rot

rosy, rosy finch, rosy pastor, roszak, rosé, rot, rot., rota, rota bed, rotachute, rotameter

Origin of Rot

before 900; (v.) Middle English rot(t)en, Old English rotian, cognate with Frisian rotsje, Dutch rotten; (noun) Middle English, perhaps < Old Norse rot (perhaps partly derivative of the v.); cf. ret, rotten)

Other words from Rot

half-rot·ted , adjective
un·rot·ted , adjective

Word origin for Rot

Old English rotian (vb); related to Old Norse rotna . C13 (noun), from Scandinavian

Synonyms for Rot

blight, decay, decomposition, deterioration, canker, mold, putrefaction, putrescence