rot.

1. rotating.

2. rotation.

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rot «rot», verb, rot|ted, rot|ting, noun, interjection.

–v.i.

1. to become rotten; decay; spoil: »

So much rain will make the fruit rot.

SYNONYM(S): decompose, putrefy. See syn. under decay. (Cf. ↑decay)

2. to lose vigor.

3. Figurative. to decay morally or mentally; become corrupt; degenerate.

–v.t.

1. to cause to decay: »

So much rain will rot the fruit.

2. to moisten or soak (as flax) in order to soften; ret.

–n.

1. the process of rotting; decay: »

In the damp cellar rot destroyed many of the beams of the house.

2. rotten matter.

3. a liver disease of animals, especially of sheep, caused by a liver fluke and marked by anemia, weakness, and swollen jaws.

4. any one of various diseases of plants marked by decay and caused by bacteria or fungi, such as crown rot.

5. any wasting disease.

6. Informal, Figurative. nonsense; rubbish: »

I wish you wouldn't talk such infernal rot (Arnold Bennett).

–interj.

nonsense! rubbish! »

There were exclamations of “Rot” and “Rubbish” (London Times).

╂[Old English rotian]

rot.,

1. rotating.

2. rotation.

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abbr.

■ rotating

■ rotation