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Noun rot has 3 senses
  1. putrefaction, rot - decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
    --1 is a kind of decay
    --1 has particulars: putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption
    Derived form: verb rot1
  2. decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction - (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action
    --2 is a kind of decay
    Derived form: verb rot1
  3. bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash - unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
    --3 is a kind of drivel, garbage
    --3 has particulars:
     bullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, dogshit
,Verb rot has 2 senses
  1. decompose, rot, molder, moulder - break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"
    --1 is one way to decay
    Derived forms: noun rot2, noun rot1, noun rotting1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something ----s something
  2. waste, rot - waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
    --2 is one way to devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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