1. to undergo decomposition; decay.
2. to deteriorate, disintegrate, fall, or become weak due to decay (often followed byaway, from, off, etc.).
3. to languish, as in confinement.
4. to become morally corrupt or offensive.

5. to cause to rot: Dampness rots wood.
6. to cause moral decay in; cause to become morally corrupt.
7. to ret (flax, hemp, etc.).

8. the process of rotting.
9. the state of being rotten; decay; putrefaction: the rot of an old house.
10. rotting or rotten matter: the rot and waste of a swamp.
11. moral or social decay or corruption.
12. any disease characterized by decay.
13. Plant Pathology.
• any of various forms of decay produced by fungi or bacteria.
• any disease so characterized.
14. a bacterial infection of sheep and cattle characterized by decay of the hoofs, caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in cattle and Bacteroides nodosus in sheep.
15. nonsense.

16. (used to express disagreement, distaste, or disgust.)

1. rule of thumb.

1. rotating.
2. rotation.

1. to decay or cause to decay as a result of bacterial or fungal action
2. to fall or crumble (off) or break (away), as from natural decay, corrosive action, or long use
3. to become weak, debilitated, or depressed through inertia, confinement, etc; languish
4. to become or cause to become morally corrupt or degenerate
5. (tr) textiles another word for ret

6. the process of rotting or the state of being rotten
7. something decomposed, disintegrated, or degenerate
8. short for dry rot
9. any putrefactive decomposition of tissues
10. a condition in plants characterized by breakdown and decay of tissues, caused by bacteria, fungi, etc
11. a contagious fungal disease of the feet of sheep characterized by inflammation, swelling, a foul-smelling discharge, and lameness
12. nonsense; rubbish

1. rotation (of a mathematical function)

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