English dictionary
rot
nounPronunciation
ɹɒt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
noun
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
noun
- a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
verb
- become physically weaker
verb
- break down
Example sentences
Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world
The bodies decomposed in the heat