"rust" meaning in English

See rust in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: rust
  1. η σκουριά
    Sense id: el-rust-en-noun-uNpbbnby
  2. το χρώμα σκουριάς
    Sense id: el-rust-en-noun-o~Q7chfE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rusty

Verb

Forms: rust, rust, rusts, rusted, rusted, rusting
  1. σκουριάζω
    Sense id: el-rust-en-verb-ihAkjye0
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        {
          "text": "Rust eats away at iron.",
          "translation": "Η σκουριά τρώει το σίδερο."
        },
        {
          "text": "The garden door has rust all over it.",
          "translation": "Η πόρτα του κήπου έπιασε σκουριά."
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  "word": "rust"
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    },
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      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
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      "form": "rusted",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
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          "text": "It’s impossible for this safety valve to rust.",
          "translation": "Είναι αδύνατο να σκουριάσει αυτή η ασφαλιστική δικλίδα."
        },
        {
          "text": "Moisture rusts metals.",
          "translation": "Η υγρασία σκουριάζει τα μέταλλα."
        }
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        "σκουριάζω"
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        {
          "text": "Rust eats away at iron.",
          "translation": "Η σκουριά τρώει το σίδερο."
        },
        {
          "text": "The garden door has rust all over it.",
          "translation": "Η πόρτα του κήπου έπιασε σκουριά."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η σκουριά"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "το χρώμα σκουριάς"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rust"
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          "text": "It’s impossible for this safety valve to rust.",
          "translation": "Είναι αδύνατο να σκουριάσει αυτή η ασφαλιστική δικλίδα."
        },
        {
          "text": "Moisture rusts metals.",
          "translation": "Η υγρασία σκουριάζει τα μέταλλα."
        }
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        "σκουριάζω"
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