Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rot
Rot
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v., n., & int. --v. (rotted, rotting) 1 intr. a (of animal or vegetable matter) lose its original form by the chemical action of bacteria, fungi, etc.; decay. b (foll. by off, away) crumble or drop from a stem etc. through decomposition. 2 intr. a (of society, institutions, etc.) gradually perish from lack of vigour or use. b (of a prisoner etc.) waste away (left to rot in prison); (of a person) languish. 3 tr. cause to rot, make rotten. 4 tr. Brit. sl. tease, abuse, denigrate. 5 intr. Brit. sl. joke. --n. 1 the process or state of rotting. 2 sl. nonsense; an absurd or foolish statement, argument, or proposal. 3 a sudden series of (usu. unaccountable) failures; a rapid decline in standards etc. (a rot set in; we must try to stop the rot). 4 (often prec. by the) a virulent liver-disease of sheep. --int. expressing incredulity or ridicule. Phrases and idioms rot-gut sl. cheap harmful alcoholic liquor. Etymology: OE rotian (v.): (n.) ME, perh. f. Scand.: cf. Icel., Norw. rot
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I. verb (~ted; ~ting) Etymology: Middle English ~en, from Old English ~ian; akin to Old High German rōzzēn to ~ Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi, to become unsound or weak (as from use or chemical action), 2. to go to ruin ; deteriorate, to become morally corrupt ; degenerate, transitive verb to cause to decompose or deteriorate with or as if with ~, see: decay II. noun Date: 14th century 1. the process of ~ting ; the state of being ~ten ; decay, something ~ten or ~ting, 2. a wasting putrescent disease, any of several parasitic diseases especially of sheep marked by necrosis and wasting, plant disease marked by breakdown of tissues and caused especially by fungi or bacteria, nonsense ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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