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ENGLISH: rot - CREOLE: pouri

Overview of noun rot

The noun rot has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (1) putrefaction, rot -- (a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor)

2. (1) decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction -- ((biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action)

3. bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash -- (unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements))

Overview of verb rot

The verb rot has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (3) decompose, rot, molder, moulder -- (break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat")

2. waste, rot -- (waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world")