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rust

(rŭst)

a. Any of various powdery or scaly reddish-brown or reddish-yellow hydrated ferric oxides and hydroxides formed on iron and iron-containing materials by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water.

b. Any of various metallic coatings, especially oxides, formed by corrosion.

c. A stain or coating resembling iron rust.

2. Deterioration, as of ability, resulting from inactivity or neglect.

3. Botany

a. Rust fungus.

b. A plant disease caused by a rust fungus, characterized by reddish or brownish spots on leaves, stems, and other parts.

4. A strong brown.

v. rust·ed, rust·ing, rusts

v.intr.

1. To become corroded.

2. To deteriorate or degenerate through inactivity or neglect: My golf game has rusted from all those years of not playing.

3. To become the color of rust.

4. Botany To develop a disease caused by a rust fungus.

v.tr.

1. To corrode or subject (a metal) to rust formation.

2. To impair or spoil, as by misuse or inactivity.

3. To color (something) a strong brown.

[Middle English, from Old English rūst; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]

rust adj.

rust′a·ble adj.

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rust

(rʌst)

1. (Chemistry) a reddish-brown oxide coating formed on iron or steel by the action of oxygen and moisture

2. (Plant Pathology) plant pathol

a. any basidiomycetous fungus of the order Uredinales, parasitic on cereal plants, conifers, etc

b. any of various plant diseases characterized by reddish-brown discoloration of the leaves and stem, esp that caused by the rust fungi

3. (Colours)

a. a strong brown colour, sometimes with a reddish or yellowish tinge

b. (as adjective): a rust carpet.

4. any corrosive or debilitating influence, esp lack of use

5. (Chemistry) to become or cause to become coated with a layer of rust

6. to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate through some debilitating influence or lack of use: he allowed his talent to rust over the years.

[Old English rūst; related to Old Saxon, Old High German rost]

ˈrustless adj

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rust

(rʌst)

n.

1. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.

2. any film or coating on metal caused by oxidation.

3. a stain resembling this coating.

4. any growth, habit, or agency tending to injure or impair the mind, abilities, etc.

a. any of several diseases of plants, characterized by reddish, brownish, or black pustules on the leaves, stems, etc., caused by fungi of the order Uredinales.

b. Also called rust′ fun`gus. a fungus causing this disease.

c. any of several other diseases of unknown cause, characterized by reddish brown spots or discolorations on the affected parts.

6. reddish yellow or reddish brown.

v.i.

7. to become or grow rusty, as iron.

8. to contract rust.

9. to deteriorate or become impaired, as through inaction or disuse.

10. to become rust-colored.

v.t.

11. to affect with rust.

12. to make rust-colored.

[before 900; (n.) Old English rūst; (v.) Middle English rusten, derivative of the n.; akin to red]

rust

(rŭst)

Noun

1. Any of the various reddish-brown oxides of iron that form on iron and many of its alloys when they are exposed to oxygen in the presence of moisture. See Note at oxidation.

2. Any of various plant diseases caused by parasitic fungi that produce reddish or brownish spots on leaves.

Verb

To become corroded or oxidized.

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rust

Past participle: rusted
Gerund: rusting

Imperative
rust
rust

Present
I rust
you rust
he/she/it rusts
we rust
you rust
they rust

Preterite
I rusted
you rusted
he/she/it rusted
we rusted
you rusted
they rusted

Present Continuous
I am rusting
you are rusting
he/she/it is rusting
we are rusting
you are rusting
they are rusting

Present Perfect
I have rusted
you have rusted
he/she/it has rusted
we have rusted
you have rusted
they have rusted

Past Continuous
I was rusting
you were rusting
he/she/it was rusting
we were rusting
you were rusting
they were rusting

Past Perfect
I had rusted
you had rusted
he/she/it had rusted
we had rusted
you had rusted
they had rusted

Future
I will rust
you will rust
he/she/it will rust
we will rust
you will rust
they will rust

Future Perfect
I will have rusted
you will have rusted
he/she/it will have rusted
we will have rusted
you will have rusted
they will have rusted

Future Continuous
I will be rusting
you will be rusting
he/she/it will be rusting
we will be rusting
you will be rusting
they will be rusting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rusting
you have been rusting
he/she/it has been rusting
we have been rusting
you have been rusting
they have been rusting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rusting
you will have been rusting
he/she/it will have been rusting
we will have been rusting
you will have been rusting
they will have been rusting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rusting
you had been rusting
he/she/it had been rusting
we had been rusting
you had been rusting
they had been rusting

Conditional
I would rust
you would rust
he/she/it would rust
we would rust
you would rust
they would rust

Past Conditional
I would have rusted
you would have rusted
he/she/it would have rusted
we would have rusted
you would have rusted
they would have rusted

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Noun	1.	rust - a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture goethite, gothite - a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust ferric oxide - a red oxide of iron
	2.	rust - a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi plant disease - a disease that affects plants blister rust, white pine blister rust, white-pine rust - any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally
	3.	rust - the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water rusting corroding, corrosion, erosion - erosion by chemical action oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization - the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction ferric oxide - a red oxide of iron
	4.	rust - any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants rust fungus fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia order Uredinales, Uredinales - rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in aecium - fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores aeciospore - spore of a rust fungus formed in an aecium flax rust, flax rust fungus, Melampsora lini - fungus causing flax rust Cronartium ribicola, blister rust - fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host Puccinia graminis, wheat rust - rust fungus that attacks wheat apple rust, cedar-apple rust, Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae - rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc
Verb	1.	rust - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" corrode decay, dilapidate, crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" corrode, rust, eat - cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" eat away, fret - wear away or erode
	2.	rust - cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" corrode, eat damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" rust, corrode - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"
	3.	rust - become coated with oxide oxidise, oxidize, oxidate - add oxygen to or combine with oxygen oxidate, oxidize, oxidise - enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily"
Adj.	1.	rust - of the brown color of rust rust-brown, rusty chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

rust

noun

1. corrosion, oxidation a decaying tractor, red with rust

2. mildew, must, mould, rot, blight canker, rust, mildew or insect attack

3. reddish-brown, reddish, russet, coppery a pair of rust slacks

verb

1. corrode, decay, tarnish, oxidize, become rusty The bolt on the door had rusted

2. deteriorate, decline, decay, stagnate, atrophy, go stale If you rest, you rust.

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Translations

صَدأصَدَأيَصْدأ

rezrezivětzpůsobit rezivění

rustruste

Rost rosten

σκουριά

herrumbre moho óxido rojizo roya

زن‍ﯔ

ruosteruosteenruskearuostuaruostuttaa

rouille rouiller oxyder rouillé

hrđa

megrozsdásodikrozsdarozsdabarnarozsdásodik

ryîryîga

ruggine arrugginire griglia ossidare

さび

녹

antikorozinisaprūdijęsprastumasrūdyssaugantis nuo rūdijimo

saēst ar rūsu

roest roestenoxydatie

hrdza

rjazarjaveti

rostrosta

สนิม

paspaslanmak

rỉ

铁锈生锈

rust

[rʌst]

A. N (= action) → oxidación f; (= substance) → orín m, herrumbre f, óxido m; (= colour) → color m herrumbre or de orín (Agr) → roya f

B. VI → oxidarse, aherrumbrarse

C. VT → oxidar, aherrumbrar

D. CPD the Rust Belt N (US) → el cinturón industrial SUNBELT

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rust

[ˈrʌst]

(on metal) → rouille f

(= colour) → rouille f

vi → rouiller

adj (also rust-coloured) → rouille invrust belt n → région f industrielle en déclinrust bucket n (= car, boat) → tas m de rouille

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rust

n → Rost m; (Bot) → Brand m; covered in rust → völlig verrostet

adj (also rust-coloured) → rostfarben

vt (lit) → rosten lassen

vi → rosten; (talent) → verkümmern; (brain, language) → (ein)rosten

rust

Rust Belt

n (US) the rust → ˜ das Industriegebiet; the rust states of America’s industrial heartland → die Staaten in Amerikas industriellem Zentrum

rust bucket

n (inf: = car, boat) → Rostlaube f (inf)

rust-coloured, (US) rust-colored

adj → rostbraun, rostfarben

rust converter

n → Rostumwandler m

rust

rust perforation

n → Durchrosten nt

rustproof

adj → rostfrei

vt → einem Rostschutzverfahren unterziehen

rustproofing

n (= substance) → Rostschutzmittel nt; (applied to surface etc) → Rostschutz m

rust resistant

adj → nicht rostend

rust-through

n → Durchrosten nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rust

[rʌst]

1. n → ruggine f

2. vi → arrugginire, arrugginirsi

3. vt → (far) arrugginire

rust

(rast) noun

the reddish-brown substance which forms on iron and steel, caused by air and moisture. The car was covered with rust.

verb

to (cause to) become covered with rust. The rain has rusted the gate; There's a lot of old metal rusting in the garden.

ˈrustproof adjective

that will not (allow) rust. rustproof paint.

ˈrusty adjective

1. covered with rust. a rusty old bicycle.

2. not as good as it was because of lack of practice. My French is rusty.

ˈrustily adverb

ˈrustiness noun

rust

→ صَدَأ rez rust Rost σκουριά herrumbre, óxido ruoste rouille hrđa ruggine さび 녹 roest rust rdza ferrugem ржавчина rost สนิม pas rỉ 铁锈

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And Dorothy oiled them and the Scarecrow bent them carefully until they were quite free from rust and as good as new.

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The most were masses of rust, but many were of some new metal, and still fairly sound.

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"His people love to do anything in their power for their beloved Emperor, so there isn't a particle of rust on all the big castle."

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The rust on the ponderous iron-work of its oaken door looked more antique than anything else in the New World.

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For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.

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All down her sides, this spectral appearance was traced with long channels of reddened rust, while all her spars and her rigging were like the thick branches of trees furred over with hoar-frost.

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Where unrecorded names and navies rust, and untold hopes and anchors rot; where in her murderous hold this frigate earth is ballasted with bones of millions of the drowned; there, in that awful water-land, there was thy most familiar home.

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Nothing can be a stronger proof of the malignant quality of the air than that the rust will immediately corrode both the iron and brass if they are not carefully covered with straw.

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At one end of this ghastly apartment was a large fire-grate, over the top of which were stretched some transverse iron bars, half devoured with rust.

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Mazarin opened the coffer; a knife, covered with rust, and two letters, one of which was stained with blood, alone met his gaze.

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The muzzle was eaten by the rust of centuries into a ragged filigree-work, like the end of a burnt-out stove-pipe.

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The first thing he did was to clean up some armour that had belonged to his great-grandfather, and had been for ages lying forgotten in a corner eaten with rust and covered with mildew.