1. (

• putrefaction ,
• rot

) a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor ;

2. (

• decomposition ,
• rot ,
• rotting ,
• putrefaction ,
• breakdown

) (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action ;

3. (

• bunk ,
• bunkum ,
• buncombe ,
• guff ,
• rot ,
• hogwash

) unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) ;

1. (

• decompose ,
• rot ,
• molder ,
• moulder

) break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" ;

2. (

• waste ,
• rot

) become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" ;