"rot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [rɑt] [US] Audio: en-us-rot.ogg [US] Forms: rot [singular], [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|rot|none}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Rot is material is decaying (rotting) and has decayed (rotted) a lot already.
    Sense id: simple-rot-en-noun-FVuhFCze Categories (other): Colloquial
  2. Rot is the act of decaying (rotting).
    Sense id: simple-rot-en-noun-xuULkwR9 Categories (other): Colloquial

Verb

IPA: [rɑt] [US] Audio: en-us-rot.ogg [US] Forms: rot [canonical], rots [third-person, singular], rotted [past], rotted [past, participle], rotting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|rot|t}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something rots it spoils. Rotting is how something turns into dirt (soil) because of bacteria and fungus. Synonyms: decay, spoil, decompose
    Sense id: simple-rot-en-verb-oD2LK6-1
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