rust
English Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Middle English rust, rost, roust, from Old English rust, rūst (“rust”), from Proto-West Germanic *rust, from Proto-Germanic *rustaz (“rust”), from Proto-Indo-European *rudʰso- (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).
Cognate with Scots roust (“rust”), Saterland Frisian rust (“rust”), West Frisian roast (“rust”), Dutch roest (“rust”), German Rost (“rust”), Danish rust (“rust”), Swedish rost (“rust”), Norwegian rust, ryst (“rust”). Related to red.
Noun Edit
rust (countable and uncountable, plural rusts)
- The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.
- The rust on my bicycle chain made cycling to work very dangerous.
- A similar substance based on another metal.
- copper rust
- (color) A reddish-brown color.
- rust:
- A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus.
- (philately) Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.
Derived terms Edit
- anti-rust
- black rust
- cedar-apple rust
- coffee leaf rust
- coffee rust
- gooseberry rust
- mayapple rust
- nab the rust
- Rust
- rust belt
- rust-belt
- Rust Belt
- rust bucket
- rust-bucket
- rustbucket, bucket of rust
- rust fungus
- rust joint
- rust mite
- rustproof
- rusty
- soybean rust
- spinning rust
- stem rust
- wheat rust
- white pine blister rust
- white rust
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Etymology 2 Edit
From Middle English rusten, from the noun (see above).
Verb Edit
rust (third-person singular simple present rusts, present participle rusting, simple past and past participle rusted)
- (intransitive) To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
- The patio furniture had rusted in the wind-driven spray.
- 1946, International Council of Religious Education, The New Covenant, Commonly Called the New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: Revised Standard Version, James 5:3, page 490
- Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire.
- (transitive) To cause to oxidize.
- The wind-driven spray had thoroughly rusted the patio furniture.
- (intransitive) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
- 1902 January 3, “Mapstone Oats: Further Experiences”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record[1], volume 4, number 22, page 688:
- I am sorry to say that, contrary to the majority, I have to report that the forage rusted rather badly.
- (transitive, intransitive, figurative) To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.
- 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy:
- Must I rust in Egypt? never more / Appear in arms, and be the chief of Greece?
- (intransitive) Of a black cat or its fur, to turn rust-coloured following long periods of exposure to sunlight.
- It's very common for black cats to rust during the summer.
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References Edit
- “rust”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams Edit
Danish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Swedish rost (“rust”), from Old Norse *rustr, possibly borrowed from Old Saxon rost, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rustaz.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
rust c (singular definite rusten, not used in plural form)
Verb Edit
rust
- imperative of ruste
Dutch Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Middle Dutch ruste, from Old Dutch *rusta, from Proto-Germanic *rustijō. Cognate with German Low German Rüst (“rest”), German Rüste (“end, sunset”).
Noun Edit
rust f (plural rusten)
- rest, calm, peace
- Waarom laat je me niet met rust?
- Why don't you leave me alone?
- (literally, “Why don't you leave me at rest?”)
- (sports) half-time
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Descendants Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb Edit
rust
- inflection of rusten:
Middle English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Old English rust, rūst, from Proto-West Germanic *rust, *rost, from Proto-Germanic *rustaz.
Alternative forms Edit
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Noun Edit
rust (uncountable)
- rust (oxidisation of iron or steel)
- (figurative) Moral degeneration.
- (horticulture) A fungal disease of plants.
Related terms Edit
Descendants Edit
References Edit
- “rū̆st, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 Edit
Verb Edit
rust
- Alternative form of rusten
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Noun Edit
rust m or f (definite singular rusta or rusten) (uncountable)
Derived terms Edit
Verb Edit
rust
- imperative of ruste
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Proto-Germanic *rustaz.
Alternative forms Edit
- røst (Trøndelag dialect)
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
rust f (definite singular rusta) (uncountable)
Verb Edit
rust
- imperative of rusta
Etymology 2 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
rust
- past participle of rusa
References Edit
- “rust” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.