BOT

bot

(noun) botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

bot (plural bots)

The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.

Etymology 2

Verb

bot (third-person singular simple present bots, present participle botting, simple past and past participle botted)

(British, slang) To bugger

(Australia, informal) To ask for and be given something with the direct intention of exploiting the thing’s usefulness, almost exclusively with cigarettes.

Synonym: bum (UK)

Etymology 3

Noun

bot (plural bots)

(science fiction, informal) A physical robot.

(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.

(video games) A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.

Verb

bot (third-person singular simple present bots, present participle botting, simple past and past participle botted)

(video games) To use a bot, or automated program.

Anagrams

• BTO

Noun

BOT

Initialism of Build–operate–transfer.

Abbreviation of Bǽh-oe-tu.

Anagrams

• BTO

Source: Wiktionary


Bot, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Bots.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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