rot
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
Types & categories
- decay hypernym
- putrescence hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
break down
The bodies decomposed in the heat
Types & categories
- decay hypernym
- biodegrade hyponym
- hang hyponym
Related & opposite
- decay derivation
- rotting derivation
- putrefaction derivation
Sense 3 noun
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Types & categories
- decay hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
become physically weaker
Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world
Types & categories
- degenerate hypernym
- gangrene hyponym
Related & opposite
- wastage derivation
Sense 5 noun
unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rot |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | putrefy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | decay |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | putrescence |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | decay |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rotting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | putrefaction |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | decay |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | biodegrade |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hang |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rot |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | putrefy |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | decay |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wastage |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | degenerate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | gangrene |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | drivel |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bullshit |