rot off

to decompose. If you don't clean and repaint that old windowsill, it will rot off. A few old branches finally rotted off, but the ancient tree looked as if it would survive the wet spell.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Leila	LAY-lə (English), LEE-lə (English), LIE-lə (English)	Arabic, Persian, English, Georgian
Clifton	KLIF-tən	English
ÁNgel	AHN-khel	Spanish
ThÉOtime	te-o-TEEM	French
DemÉTrio	-	Portuguese
Angell	['eindʒəl]