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rust
uncountable noun: Rust is a brown substance that forms on iron or steel, for example when it comes into contact with water.
verb: When a metal object rusts, it becomes covered in rust and often loses its strength.

rust in American English
the reddish-brown or reddish-yellow coating formed on iron or steel by oxidation, as during exposure to air and moisture: it consists mainly of ferric oxide, Fe2O3, and ferric hydroxide, Fe(OH)3
intransitive verb: to become or grow rusty, as iron
noun: the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation
transitive verb: to affect with rust

rust in British English
noun: a reddish-brown oxide coating formed on iron or steel by the action of oxygen and moisture
verb: to become or cause to become coated with a layer of rust

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