Refine this word faster

Bot

//bɑt// noun, verb, slang

Noun

1
The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.
"One deer, later found to be heavily parasitized by bots, suffered severe vomiting attacks during the early spring."
2
The bottom or backside. British, slang
3
A physical robot. informal
"I stared at the bot and recognized her for the first time. She was me."
4
Initialism of beginning of tape. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5
botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human wordnet

Show 6 more definitions

6
A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.
"The goals of IRC bots vary widely, such as automatically kicking other users off or more nefarious things like spamming other IRC users. In this paper, a free standing IRC bot is presented that monitors an IRC channel for commands from a particular user and responds accordingly."
7
Initialism of Build–operate–transfer. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
8
A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.
"Next, you are placed in the world of RuneScape, which is similar to our own, with trees, grass, buildings, animals, and of course, people. In RuneScapes shops and banks there are bots' (computer-controlled players)."
9
Abbreviation of Bǽh-oe-tu. abbreviation, alt-of
10
A supremely unskilled player. derogatory, slang
""That lobby was bronze negative 10!" Aydan joked on-stream, noting how easy it felt for his squad. "We got blessed with the lobby. It was such a bot lobby.""
11
A person with no ability to think for themselves; (by extension) an unintelligent or contemptible person. Internet, derogatory, often
"The meaning of the word "bot" on Twitter/X seems to have shifted over time, with people originally using it to flag automated accounts, but now employing it to insult people they disagree with[.]"

Verb

1
To bugger. British, slang
2
To use a bot, or automated program.
"Players caught botting will be banned from the server."
3
To ask for and be given something with the direct intention of exploiting the thing’s usefulness, almost exclusively with cigarettes. Australia, informal
"Can I bot a smoke?"

Etymology 1

Possibly a modification of Scottish Gaelic boiteag (“maggot”).

Etymology 2

From bottom.

Etymology 3

From bottom.

Etymology 4

Clipping of robot.

Etymology 5

Clipping of robot.

Want a quick game? Try Word Finder.