rot
verbUK /rɒt/
US /rɑːt/
To go bad and get soft and smelly.
The old apples began to rot in the bowl.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To become worse over time.
The old building was left to rot.
3. Nonsense or silly talk.
Don't talk rot!
4. A disease that makes plants or wood soft and weak.
The tree had rot in its trunk.