v., rot·ted, rot·ting, rots.

v.intr.

1. To undergo decomposition, especially organic decomposition; decay.
2. 1. To become damaged, weakened, or useless because of decay: The beams had rotted away.
   2. To disappear or fall by decaying: One could see the blackened areas where the branches had rotted off.
3. To languish; decline: “He was thrown into one of Napoleon's dungeons and left to rot” (Michael Massing).
4. To decay morally; become degenerate.

v.tr.

To cause to decompose or decay. See synonyms at decay.

n.

1. The process of rotting or the condition of being rotten: The rot spread quickly, rendering the bridge unsafe even for pedestrians.
2. Foot rot.
3. See liver fluke (sense 2).
4. Any of several plant diseases characterized by the breakdown of tissue and caused by various bacteria or fungi.
5. Pointless talk; nonsense: She always talks such rot.
6. Archaic. Any disease causing the decay of flesh.

interj.

Used to express annoyance, contempt, or impatience.

[Middle English roten, from Old English rotian.]

verb

To become or cause to become rotten or unsound: break down, decay, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, spoil, taint, turn. Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed. See better/worse, thrive/fail/exist.

noun

The condition of being decayed: breakdown, decay, decomposition, deterioration, disintegration, putrefaction, putrescence, putridness, rottenness, spoilage. See better/worse, thrive/fail/exist.

n

Definition: corrosion, disintegration
Antonyms: building, development, growth

n

Definition: garbage, nonsense
Antonyms: truth

v

Definition: corrode, deteriorate
Antonyms: build, flourish, grow

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Decomposition in wood by fungi and other microorganisms; reduces its strength, density, and hardness. Also see brown rot, white rot.

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IN BRIEF: To fall apart or spoil by the action of bacteria or dampness; to decay.

A dead tree will rot.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - rådne, mørne, visne, dø hen, sygne hen
v. tr. - få til at gå i forrådnelse, mørne, drille, lave sjov med
n. - forrådnelse, råd, vrøvl, sludder, tilbagegang
int. - vrøvl!, sludder!

Nederlands (Dutch)
(ver/weg)rotten, verrotting, rot

Français (French)
v. intr. - pourrir, (fig) moisir (en parlant d'une personne) (fam)
v. tr. - pourrir
n. - (lit) pourriture, (fig) mal, (GB) balivernes (arch), bêtises, (Vét) piétin
int. - (GB) balivernes (excl) (arch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fäulnis
v. - verfaulen, verrotten
int. - (Slang) Blödsinn

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποσύνθεση, σήψη, σάπισμα, σαπίλα, (καθομ.) ανοησίες, σαχλαμάρες
v. - αποσυντίθεμαι, σαπίζω, σαρακιάζω
int. - αηδίες!
abbr. - εμπειροτεχνική μέθοδος

Italiano (Italian)
marcire, marciume

Português (Portuguese)
n. - putrefação (f)
v. - apodrecer
int. - ora bolas!

Русский (Russian)
гнить, гниение, гниль, чушь

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - pudrirse, descomponerse, echarse a perder
v. tr. - pudrir, enriar, embromar
n. - podredumbre, putrefacción, tontería, sandez
int. - expresión de disgusto o impaciencia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - röta, förruttnelse, rad av motgångar
v. - ruttna, murkna, förstöra
int. - strunt!
abbr. - rymdfärja, rotation

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
腐烂, 堕落, 烂, 使腐烂, 使堕落, 使腐朽, 腐败, 胡说!混蛋!糟了

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 腐爛, 墮落, 爛
v. tr. - 使腐爛, 使墮落, 使腐朽
n. - 腐爛, 腐敗
int. - 胡說!混蛋!糟了

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 썩다, 부패하다, 쇠약해지다
v. tr. - 썩이다, 타락시키다, 놀리다
n. - 썩음, 부패하다, 부식병
int. - 당치도 않은(소리)!, 시시한(소리)!

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 腐る, 腐敗する, 朽ちはてる, 腐敗させる, だめにする, 水につける, 浸水する, 堕落する, 腐らせる
n. - 腐れ, 腐敗, 腐敗物, 腐敗病, 肝蛭病, 堕落

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تعفن, فساد (فعل) يتعفن, يفسد, يبلى (نداء) تعبير يعني : لا اوافق, هراء (اختصار) مختصر : قاعدة عمليه, تدوير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הרקיב, דיבר שטויות, הציק, התבדח (מדוברת)‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה לרקוב, דיבר שטויות, הציק‬
n. - ‮ריקבון, נמק, רצף-כשלונות, סדרת מפלות, שטויות, בדיחה‬
int. - ‮לעזאזל!, הבלים!‬

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