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rusted

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rusted verb

  1. To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.“The patio furniture had rusted in the wind-driven spray.”
  2. To cause to oxidize.“The wind-driven spray had thoroughly rusted the patio furniture.”
  3. To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
  4. To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.

Adjective

rusted adjective

  1. Corroded; having been oxidized or covered in rust.

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