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rot   (TTS Sound)

The noun rot has 3 senses

• putrefaction, rot -- (a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor)


• decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction -- ((biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action)


• bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash -- (unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements))

The verb rot has 2 senses

• decompose, rot, molder, moulder -- (break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat")


• waste, rot -- (become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world")