to rot (away)
1rot away — variant UK US Main entry: rot …
2rot away — PHRASAL VERB When something rots away, it decays until it falls to pieces or none of it remains. [V P] The pillars rotted away and were replaced. Syn: decay …
3rot away — See: rot I …
4rot — rot1 [ rat ] verb * 1. ) rot or rot away intransitive or transitive to decay by a gradual natural process, or to make something decay in this way: All that candy will rot your teeth. The window frames had completely rotted away. => ROTTING 2.… …
5rot — I = rot away rot UK [rɒt] / US [rɑt] or rot away UK / US verb Word forms rot : present tense I/you/we/they rot he/she/it rots present participle rotting past tense rotted past participle rotted * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to decay by a gradual …
6rot — rot1 [rɔt US ra:t] v past tense and past participle rotted present participle rotting [: Old English; Origin: rotian] 1.) [I and T] to decay by a gradual natural process, or to make something do this ▪ Candy will rot your teeth. ▪ The trees were… …
7rot — [[t]rɒ̱t[/t]] rots, rotting, rotted 1) V ERG When food, wood, or another substance rots, or when something rots it, it becomes softer and is gradually destroyed. If we don t unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos... [V n]… …
8rot — [c]/rɒt / (say rot) verb (rotted, rotting) –verb (i) 1. to undergo decomposition; decay. 2. to become morally corrupt or offensive. –verb (t) 3. to cause to rot. 4. → ret. –noun 5. the process of rotting. 6. the state of being rotten; decay;… …
9rot — /rot/, v., rotted, rotting, n., interj. v.i. 1. to undergo decomposition; decay. 2. to deteriorate, disintegrate, fall, or become weak due to decay (often fol. by away, from, off, etc.). 3. to languish, as in confinement. 4. to become morally… …
10rot — [rät] vi. rotted, rotting [ME roten < OE rotian, akin to Du rotten: for IE base see ROTTEN] 1. to decompose gradually by the action of bacteria, fungi, etc.; decay; spoil 2. to fall or pass (off, away, etc.) by decaying 3. to become unhealthy …
