ROT | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of rot in English rotverb [ I or T ] uk /rɒt/ us /rɑːt/ -tt- Add to word list Add to word list C2 to (cause something to) decay: The fruit had been left to rot on the trees. Rain has got in and rotted (away) the woodwork. the smell of rotting fruit

• Most of the crops had rotted in waterlogged fields.
• Leave the leaves in a pile to rot.
• Sugar rots your teeth.
• The wood had rotted into dust.
• Fruit had been left to rot in the fields.

Decaying and staying fresh

• best-before date
• biodegradable
• biodegrade
• compost
• decay
• decompose
• moulder
• mouldy
• non-perishable
• nutrient cycling
• out of date
• perish
• rack
• seed
• sell-by date
• shrivel
• shrivelled
• soft rot
• spoil
• withered

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Idiom

rot in jail, prison, etc. rotnoun [ U ] uk /rɒt/ us /rɑːt/ decay: Rot has got into the furniture. old-fashioned informal nonsense: Don't talk rot! Decaying and staying fresh

• best-before date
• biodegradable
• biodegrade
• compost
• decay
• decompose
• moulder
• mouldy
• non-perishable
• nutrient cycling
• out of date
• perish
• rack
• seed
• sell-by date
• shrivel
• shrivelled
• soft rot
• spoil
• withered

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Idioms

the rot sets in stop the rot (Definition of rot from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

rot | American Dictionary

rotverb [ I/T ] us /rɑt/ -tt- Add to word list Add to word list to decay, or to cause something to decay or weaken: [ I ] The fallen apples rotted on the ground. [ T ] Dampness rotted the old wood.

rot

noun [ U ] us /rɑt/ Rot weakened the beams in the house. (Definition of rot from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of rot

rot Thus, they discovered various fungal organisms associated with spear rot and bud rot symptoms. From the Cambridge English Corpus In both species, seeds lacking testae began to soften about day 8, were often attacked by fungus, and had rotted completely by day 10. From the Cambridge English Corpus Most of the seeds that were not destroyed, removed, or disappeared, eventually rotted (12.9% of all non-elephant-dispersed seeds). From the Cambridge English Corpus It should be noted here that rotting need not always have the wholly negative connotations that it does for us. From the Cambridge English Corpus Some of the conclusions run counter to common plantation practice such as leaving damaged and rotting pods amongst the cocoa trees. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the early 1980s, we noticed that these collections were improperly stored and would soon rot away if something were not done. From the Cambridge English Corpus But the sea breezes often failed to move the banks of hammers; worse, prolonged calm turned vatfuls of rotting rags into waste. From the Cambridge English Corpus Itching feet and foot rot are probably due to excreted parasitic helminth worms capable of penetrating bare feet. From the Cambridge English Corpus A further factor relates to the potential biological deterioration of cell wall components by soft rot fungi, thereby reducing the strength of the wood. From the Cambridge English Corpus The other below average-yield grower experienced severe brown rot in the mid-1990s which damaged the trees. From the Cambridge English Corpus These resistance mechanisms may include chemical defences against fungal rot and seed predators, and chemical and/or structural deterrence of herbivores. From the Cambridge English Corpus After serious trauma or death, some types of plants collapse and begin to rot. From the Cambridge English Corpus Smaller plants, fungi and invertebrates (including termites) also live on or within rotting wood in the ghost forest. From the Cambridge English Corpus The wood from these rapid-growing trees is weak, spongy and rots easily. From the Cambridge English Corpus After 1-2 y pods rot and can easily be opened by small rodents. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of rot These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of rot?

Translations of rot

in Chinese (Traditional) （使）腐敗, （使）腐爛, （使）腐朽… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （使）腐败, （使）腐烂, （使）腐朽… See more in Spanish pudrir, pudrirse, descomponer… See more in Portuguese apodrecer, estragar… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian सडणे… See more 腐る, 腐敗する, 腐（くさ）る… See more çürümek, kokmak, çürütmek… See more pourrir, (faire) pourrir, pourriture… See more podrir(-se)… See more (doen) rotten, verrotting, onzin… See more (ஏதாவது உண்டாக்க) சிதைவு… See more (किसी वस्तु का) सड़ना… See more સડી જવું, કોહવાઈ જવું… See more rådne, råd, vrøvl… See more [få att] ruttna, röta, strunt… See more mereput, rosak, mengarut… See more verfaulen(lassen), die Fäulnis, der Quatsch… See more råtne, få til å råtne, morkne… See more سڑنا, گلنا, تہس نہس کرنا… See more гнити, псуватися, гниття… See more కుళ్ళు, కుళ్ళబెట్టు… See more পচে যাওয়া, ক্ষয় হওয়া… See more hnít, působit hnití, hniloba… See more membusuk, pelapukan, omong kosong… See more ทำให้เน่าเปื่อย, การเน่าเปื่อย, เรื่องไร้สาระ… See more thối rữa, sự mục nát, những điều vô nghĩa… See more psuć (się), gnić, zgnilizna… See more 썩다… See more (far) marcire, marcire, far marcire… See more Need a translator?

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• dry rot
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• root rot
• soft rot
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• the rot sets in idiom
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