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English

Pronunciation
AHD|b�t, IPA|/b�t/, SAMPA|/bQt/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t|-�t

Etymology 1
Possibly a modification of Scottish Gaelic boiteag 'maggot'

Alternative forms
bott

Noun
en-noun

1. The larva of a bot fly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles.

Translations
trans-top|larva of a bot fly
Portuguese: berne f
trans-mid
Russian: ли�инка|ли�и�нка овод|о�вода (li�ínka óvoda) f
trans-bottom

Etymology 2
From bottom

Verb
en-verb

#context|UK|slang To bugger
#context|colloquial|Australian English To ask for and be given something with the direct intention of exploiting that thing�s usefulness, almost exclusively with cigarettes.
#: Can I bot a smoke?
#: Jonny always bots off me. I just wish he�d get his own pack.

Usage notes
Although there are some references that mention that somebody could actually be a "bot" if they practice the art of botting, this noun is not really commonly used.

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|To ask for something bum italbrac|UK

Etymology 3
Shortened from robot

Alternative forms
'bot

Noun
en-noun

1. colloquial|scifi A physical robot.
2. computing A piece of software designed to complete a minor but repetitive task automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.

Translations
trans-top|a robot
trans-mid
Russian: �обо� (róbot) m
trans-bottom

trans-top|a piece of software for doing repetitive tasks
trans-mid
Russian: бо� (bot) m
trans-bottom

checktrans-top
checktrans-mid
ttbc|Swedish: bott c
checktrans-bottom

Derived terms
-bot suffix

See also
Bots

References
R:Websters

category:English words with multiple etymologies

Catalan

Noun
bot

1. jump

Category:Catalan nouns

Dutch

Adjective
bot

1. Not sharp, blunt, dull
2. A type of impolite behaviour: curt, blunt, rude

Noun
nl-noun|botten|botje

1. n bone
2. m flounder (a type of fish)
3. m Flemish boot

Derived terms
heilbot m
tarbot m

Category:Dutch adjectives

Frisian

Adjective
bot

1. a type of impolite behaviour: curt, blunt, rude

Adverb
bot

1. very, quite

Noun
bot m

1. flounder (a type of fish)

Category:Frisian adjectives
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Category:Frisian nouns

German

Verb
bot

1. offered (past tense of bieten).

Hungarian

Noun
bot

1. stick

Category:Hungarian nouns

Old English

Etymology
From Germanic *b�t- �good�. Cognate with Old Frisian bote|b�te, Old Saxon bota|b�ta (Dutch boete), Old High German buoza (German Bu�e), Old Norse b�t (Swedish bot), Gothic ����.

Pronunciation
IPA|/bo:t/

Noun
Latinx|b�t f (plural Latinx|bote|b�te)

1. remedy, cure
2. rescue, deliverance from evil

Related terms
betan|b�tan

Category:Old English nouns

Swedish

Etymology 1
etystub

Noun
sv-noun-irreg-c|bot|boten|böter|böterna
Wiktionary:Swedish_pronunciation|Pronunciation IPA|/bu�t/ Audio|sv-bot.ogg|Audio

1. fine

See also
böta
bötfälla

Etymology 2
etystub

Noun
Wiktionary:Swedish_pronunciation|Pronunciation IPA|/bu�t/ Audio|sv-bot.ogg|Audio
sv-noun-reg-r-c|2=bote
bot c

1. cure; remedy

See also
bota

Category:Swedish nouns

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