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rorted

rorted is the simple past and past participle of rort.

Meaning of rort

Verb

rort (third-person singular simple present rorts, present participle rorting, simple past and past participle rorted)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, transitive) To cheat or defraud.
    • He wants to change the system for the benefit of all and wants to stop the incredible rorting that has occurred within the prisons system.1992, Victorian Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), page 496

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Questions about rorted

What is rorted the simple past and past participle of?
Rorted is the simple past and past participle of rort.

Words near rorted in the dictionary

  1. Rorschach test
  2. Rorschach tests
  3. Rorschachian
  4. Rorschachs
  5. rort
  6. rorted
  7. rorter
  8. rorters
  9. rortier
  10. rortiest
  11. rortiness

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