verb, noun
verb (-tt-) to decay, or make sth decay, naturally and gradually
SYNDECOMPOSE:
[V] rotting leaves / fruit * The window frame had rotted away completely. * (figurative) prisoners thrown in jail and left to rot * [VN] Too much sugar will rot your teeth.
seealsoROTTEN
noun [U]
1 the process or state of decaying and falling apart:
The wood must not get damp as rot can quickly result.
seealsoDRYROT
2 (the rot) used to describe the fact that a situation is getting worse:
The rot set in last year when they reorganized the department. * The team should manage to stop the rot if they play well this week.
3 (old-fashioned, BrE) nonsense; silly things that sb says
SYNRUBBISH:
Don't talk such rot!
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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