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The correct spelling is rot.
How to pronounce rot
/ɹɔt/
nounIPA: /ɹɔt/
Say it like: Rot
The correct spelling is rot. The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction. For example: "The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot."
Usage Examples
“The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot.”
“Your brain will rot if you spend so much time on the computer, Tony!”
“to rot vegetable fiber”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
- 2.Decaying matter.
- 3.Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
- 4.Verbal nonsense.
verb
- 1.To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
- 2.To decline in function or utility.
- 3.To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
- 4.To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
- 5.To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
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