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botting

botting is the present participle and gerund of bot.

Meaning of bot

Verb (1)

bot (third-person singular simple present bots, present participle botting, simple past and past participle botted)

  1. (UK, slang) To bugger.
  2. (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?
    Synonyms:
    bum

Verb (2)

bot (third-person singular simple present bots, present participle botting, simple past and past participle botted)

  1. To use a bot, or automated program.
    • Players caught botting will be banned from the server.

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Questions about botting

What is botting the present participle and gerund of?
Botting is the present participle and gerund of bot.

Words near botting in the dictionary

  1. botties
  2. bottine
  3. Bottineau
  4. Bottineau County
  5. bottines
  6. botting
  7. Bottini
  8. Bottinis
  9. bottinoite
  10. Bottis
  11. bottle

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