Definition of Rooted

Adjective: rooted  roo-tid

  1. Absolutely still
    "they stood rooted in astonishment";
    - frozen, stock-still
     
  2. [Austral, NZ] Not in working order; not functioning
    "a rooted washing machine";
    - broken, busted, kaput, knackered [Brit], out of order, on the fritz [N. Amer], on the blink
Verb: root  root
  1. Take root and begin to grow
    "this plant roots quickly"
     
  2. Come into existence, originate
    "The problem roots in her depression"
     
  3. Plant by the roots
     
  4. Dig with the snout
    "the pig was rooting for truffles";
    - rout, rootle
     
  5. Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
    "He finally rooted down";
    - settle, take root, steady down, settle down
     
  6. Cause to take roots
     
  7. [Austral, NZ, vulgar] Have sexual intercourse
    - sleep together, love, make out, make love, sleep with, have sex, know [archaic], do it, be intimate, have intercourse, lie with [archaic], bed, have a go at it, get it on, make whoopee, nail [N. Amer]

See also:
rootcaps
rootedness

Anagrams containing the word rooted

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