Rusted

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rust \Rust\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rusted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Rusting}.] [AS. rustian.]
     1. To contract rust; to be or become oxidized.
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              If gold ruste, what shall iron do?    --Chaucer.


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              Our armors now may rust.              --Dryden.
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     2. To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust;
        also, to acquire a rusty appearance, as plants.
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     3. Fig.: To degenerate in idleness; to become dull or
        impaired by inaction.
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              Must I rust in Egypt? never more
              Appear in arms, and be the chief of Greece?
                                                    --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rusted
       adj : having accumulated rust; "rusted hinges" [ant: {rustless}]