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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots;
[syn: wilt, wilt disease]

2. causing to become limp or drooping;
[syn: wilt, wilting]


VERB (2)

1. lose strength;
- Example: "My opponent was wilting"

2. become limp;
- Example: "The flowers wilted"
[syn: wilt, droop]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Wilt \Wilt\, 2d pers. sing. of Will. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Wilt \Wilt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wilting.] [Written also welt, a modification of welk.] To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Wilt \Wilt\, v. t. 1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.] [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] [1913 Webster] Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility. --Dr. T. Dwight. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

wilt n 1: any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots [syn: wilt, wilt disease] 2: causing to become limp or drooping [syn: wilt, wilting] v 1: lose strength; "My opponent was wilting" 2: become limp; "The flowers wilted" [syn: wilt, droop]