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Adjective: rusted  rús-tid
  1. Having accumulated rust
    "rusted hinges"
Verb: rust  rúst
  1. Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
    "The pipes rusted";
    - corrode
  2. Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
    "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink";
    - corrode, eat
  3. Become coated with oxide

See also: rusty

Type of: crumble, damage, decay, dilapidate, oxidate, oxidise [Brit], oxidize

Antonym: rustless

Encyclopedia: Rusted

Rust, California