rust
verb/rʌst/
/rʌst/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they rust | /rʌst/ /rʌst/ |
| he / she / it rusts | /rʌsts/ /rʌsts/ |
| past simple rusted | /ˈrʌstɪd/ /ˈrʌstɪd/ |
| past participle rusted | /ˈrʌstɪd/ /ˈrʌstɪd/ |
| -ing form rusting | /ˈrʌstɪŋ/ /ˈrʌstɪŋ/ |
- if metal rusts or something rusts it, it becomes covered with rust synonym corrode
- old rusting farming implements
- Brass doesn't rust.
- The floor of the car had rusted through.
- rust something Water had got in and rusted the engine.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- away
- through
- …
Word OriginOld English rūst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch roest, German Rost, also to red.Want to learn more?
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