Tuesday, August 21, 2018

ROT

WORD: ROT

MEANING:
1. To undergo decomposition, especially organic decomposition; decay. See Synonyms at decay. 2. a. To become damaged, weakened, or useless because of decay: The beams had rotted away. b. To disappear or fall by decaying: One could see the blackened areas where the branches had rotted off. 3. To deteriorate through neglect or inactivity; languish or decline: "He upset Alice by calling Washington ... a sink of boredom and saying he was rotting there" (John Dos Passos). 4. To decay morally; become degenerate.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The rot in india's batting line-up overseas starts at the top

PRONOUNCE:
rot - राट

LINK: ROT

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