Norwegian Meaning of rot

råtne

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Definitions and Meaning of rot in English

Wordnet

rot (n)

a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

Wordnet

rot (v)

break down

become physically weaker

Webster

rot (v. i.)

To undergo a process common to organic substances by which they lose the cohesion of their parts and pass through certain chemical changes, giving off usually in some stages of the process more or less offensive odors; to become decomposed by a natural process; to putrefy; to decay.

Figuratively: To perish slowly; to decay; to die; to become corrupt.

Webster

rot (v. t.)

To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes; as, to rot vegetable fiber.

To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.

Webster

rot (n.)

Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction.

A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood, supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See Bitter rot, Black rot, etc., below.

A fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder. See 1st Fluke, 2.

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