rot

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Rot

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): [rɑt]

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Verb

Plain form rot

Third-person singular rots

Past tense rotted

Past participle rotted

Present participle rotting

1. If something rots it spoils. Rotting is how something turns into dirt (soil) because of bacteria and fungus.
   • Synonyms: decay, spoil and decompose

   We threw out the fruit that rots.

   The police found the rotting body of someone who was killed.

Related words and phrases

• spoiled rotten
• soft rot^[1]