Bot Definition
bŏt
bots
noun
The larva of the botfly.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A disease of mammals, especially cattle and horses, caused by infestation of the stomach or intestines with botfly larvae.
American Heritage Medicine
A software program that imitates the behavior of a human, as in participating in chatroom or IRC discussions.
American Heritage
A computer program that executes a specific task according to the user's instructions.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Botanical.
Webster's New World
Botanist.
Webster's New World
Botany.
Webster's New World
verb
(UK, slang) To bugger.
Wiktionary
(Australia, informal) To ask for and be given something with the direct intention of exploiting the thing’s usefulness, almost exclusively with cigarettes.
Can I bot a smoke?
Jonny always bots off me. I just wish he’d get his own pack.
Wiktionary
(video games) To use a bot, or automated program.
Players caught botting will be banned from the server.
Wiktionary
Origin of Bot
Possibly a modification of Scottish Gaelic boiteag (“maggot”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English probably of Low German origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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A shortened from robot.
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Shortened from robot.
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Short for robot
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From bottom.
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from robot
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