To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
To decline in function or utility.
To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
Verbal nonsense.
Decaying matter.
To swagger; to make an ostentatious show.
One who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler.