bott

[ bot ]

/ bɒt /

noun

bot².

Nearby words

botrytis, botrytis rot, bots, botsares, botswana, bott, botte, bottega, botticelli, botticelli, sandro, bottine

Definition for bott (2 of 3)

bott

[ bot ]

/ bɒt /

noun

Metallurgy. a conical knob, mounted on a rod, for stopping temporarily the flow of molten metal or slag from a blast furnace or cupola.

Origin of bott

1875–80; perhaps special use of dial. bot (now obsolete) iron tool for marking sheep, itself special use of Middle English botte (variant of bat¹) shepherd's crook

Definition for bott (3 of 3)

bot

or bott

[ bot ]

/ bɒt /

noun

the larva of a botfly.

Origin of bot

1425–75; late Middle English; akin to Dutch bot, Frisian dialect botten (plural); further origin obscure

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Examples from the Web for bott

Lane and Bott did not respond to multiple requests for comment by The Daily Beast.
Perry Camp’s Anti-Mormon Message|McKay Coppins|October 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In fact, he told Bott that he would rather sit the race out than vote for a Mormon or President Obama.
Perry Camp’s Anti-Mormon Message|McKay Coppins|October 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Bott also had declared that Lady Glencora was very young.
Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope
Warm the bott, say I, and you will warm the heart too; and all goes right.
Health|John Brown

"Not if I know it," said Mr. Bott, with something of grandeur in his tone and countenance.
Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope
She had seen, moreover, that he had not spoken to Mr. Bott, and was thankful to him also for that.
Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope
Mrs. Bott thanked him and took the notice away with her, but its publication had no result.
True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office|Arthur Train

British Dictionary definitions for bott (1 of 5)

bott

/ (bɒt) /

noun

a variant spelling of bot 1

British Dictionary definitions for bott (2 of 5)

BOT

abbreviation for

Board of Trade

British Dictionary definitions for bott (3 of 5)

bot

bott

/ (bɒt) /

noun

the larva of a botfly, which typically develops inside the body of a horse, sheep, or man

any similar larva

NZ informal a mild illness in humans

Word Origin for bot

C15: probably from Low German; related to Dutch bot, of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for bott (4 of 5)

bot

/ (bɒt) Australian informal /

verb

to scrounge or borrow

(intr often foll by on) to scrounge (from); impose (on)

noun

a scrounger

on the bot wanting to scroungehe's on the bot for a cigarette

Word Origin for bot

C20: perhaps from botfly, alluding to the creature's bite; see bite (sense 12)

British Dictionary definitions for bott (5 of 5)

bot

/ (bɒt) /

noun

computing an autonomous computer program that performs time-consuming tasks, esp on the internet

Word Origin for bot

C20: from (ro) bot

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Medicine definitions for bott

bot

[ bŏt ]

n.

The parasitic larva of a botfly.

bots A disease of mammals, especially cattle and horses, caused by infestation of the stomach or intestines with botfly larvae.

Science definitions for bott

bot

[ bŏt ]

A software program that imitates the behavior of a human, as by querying search engines or participating in chatroom discussions.