rot (
http://definr.com/rot)
n 1: decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor [syn:
putrefaction]
2: (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action
[syn:
decomposition,
rotting,
putrefaction]
3: a ludicrously false statement [syn:
bullshit,
bull, {Irish
bull},
horseshit,
shit,
crap,
bunk,
bunkum,
buncombe,
guff,
hogwash,
dogshit]
v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn:
decompose,
molder,
moulder]
2: waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many
prisons all over the world" [syn:
waste]