From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rot
n 1: a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
[syn: putrefaction, rot]
2: (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal
action [syn: decomposition, rot, rotting,
putrefaction]
3: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false
statements) [syn: bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff,
rot, hogwash]
v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn:
decompose, rot, molder, moulder]
2: become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting
away in many prisons all over the world" [syn: waste,
rot]