rot
/rɒt/
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American sound/rɒt/
rot
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Myanmar meaning
(v.t) ပုပ်ပျက်သည်။ဆွေးမြေ့သည်။
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(က) ဆွေးသည်။ မြည့်သည်။ ရိသည်။ [ဥ] ပစ်(ထား)သည်။
a heap of rotting leaves ❍ rotting vegetation ❍ The wood has rotted away completely. ❍ (fig ) He was thrown into prison and left to rot.
(ခ) ဆွေးစေ၊ မြည့်စေ၊ ရိစေသည်။ Oil and grease will rot the rubber of your tyres. ❍ Eating too much sugar can rot your teeth away.
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၁။ အဆွေး။ The roof timbers are full of rot (ie rotted wood). See also DRY ROT
၂။ (dated Brit infml ) မဟုတ်တရုတ်။ Don't talk such utter rot!
❏ the rot sets in [IDM ] အက်ကြောင်းပေါ်လာသည်။ ပျက်သုဉ်း ကိန်းစသည်။
The rot really set in when three senior managers resigned within a week.
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decompose, decay, putrefy, disintegrate, become rancid, perish, balderdash, bilge, blight, break down, bunk, canker, claptrap, corrode, corrosion, corrupt, corruption, crumble, debase, debauch, decline, decomposable, decomposition, degenerate, demoralize, deprave, descend, destructible, deteriorate, deterioration, disimprove, disintegration, drivel, easily spoiled, fester, foolishness, garbage, go bad, go downhill, go off, go to pot, guff, hogwash, hooey, languish, mold, molder, moonshine, nonsense, perishable, pervert, poppycock, putrefaction, putrescence, retrograde, rubbish, silliness, sink, spoil, stain, stuff and nonsense, taint, tommyrot, turn, twaddle, warp, waste away, wither, worsen
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