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rot
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- pronunciation:
- rat
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
rots, rotting, rotted |
| definition 1: |
When plants rot, they get so old that they begin to change their color, fall apart, and smell bad. When things rot, they break down and decay.
Our old Halloween pumpkin finally rotted.My uncle sometimes keeps vegetables so long in the refrigerator that they start to rot.- synonyms:
- decay, degrade, spoil
- similar words:
- eat away, ferment
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| definition 2: |
When something rots another thing, it makes it decay.
The warm weather rotted the fallen apples.Sugar can rot your teeth.- synonyms:
- pollute
- similar words:
- ferment, turn
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| related words: |
eat, spoil |
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