To become limp from lack of water or a cannabis plant disease or disorder.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
wilt ()wilt (verb)intransitive verb
1.
a) to lose turgor from lack of water - the plants wilted in the heat
b) to become limp
2.
transitive verb
to grow weak or faint - languish to cause to wilt
1.
an act or instance of the state of being - wilting wilted
2.
a) a disorder (as a fungus disease) of plants marked by loss of turgidity in soft tissues with subsequent drooping and often shriveling - called also wilt disease
b) polyhedrosis of caterpillars
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
wilt (verb)1.
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
SYNONYMS:
flag, hang, loll, sag, swag, wiltRELATED WORDS:
slouch, slump; cave (in), collapse, crumple, drop, fall, sink, subside, yieldNEAR ANTONYMS:
distend, stiffen; rise, straighten, unbend, uncurl2.
to lose bodily strength or vigor
SYNONYMS:
decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, go, lag, languish, sag, sink, waste (away), wilt, witherRELATED WORDS:
break down, wear out; yield; degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run downNEAR ANTONYMS:
convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate; gain3.
to lose liveliness, force, or freshness
SYNONYMS:
dry, wiltRELATED WORDS:
mummify, shrivel, wizen; decline, fade, wane; decrease, diminish, lessenNEAR ANTONYMS:
freshen, revive; bloom, flourish, prosper, thrive; develop, grow, increase, wax; crest, peak, surgeWilt (Wikipedia)
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Wilt may refer to:
- Wilting, the loss of rigidity of non-woody parts of plants
- WILT, An acronym commonly used in instant messaging for 'What I'm Listening To'
- Wilt disease, which can refer to a number of different diseases in plants.
- wilt, an archaic verb form, see will and shall
In literature and film:
- Wilt (novel), a novel by Tom Sharpe
- Wilt (film), a 1989 adaptation of Sharpe's novel
- Wilt: Larger than Life, a biography of Wilt Chamberlain by Robert Cherry
- Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door, an autobiography by Wilt Chamberlain
In other media:
- Wilt (band), an Irish indie rock band formed by ex-members of Kerbdog
- WILT (FM), a radio station (103.7 FM) licensed to serve Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, United States
- WILT-LD, a low-power television station (channel 33, virtual 24) licensed to serve Wilmington, North Carolina
- WYHW, a radio station (104.5 FM) licensed to serve Wilmington, North Carolina, which held the call sign WILT from 2008 to 2015
- WRMR (FM), a radio station (98.7 FM) licensed to serve Jacksonville, North Carolina, which held the call sign WILT from 2005 to 2008
- "Wilt", a song by Blind Melon from Soup
- Wilt, a fictional character from the animated TV series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
People with the given name:
- Wilt Chamberlain, a Hall of Fame American basketball player, born Wilton Chamberlain
People with the surname:
Wilt (Wiktionary)
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɪlt/
- Rhymes: -ɪlt
Etymology 1
Recorded since 1691, probably an alteration of welk, itself from Middle English welken, presumed from Middle Dutch (preserved in modern inchoative verwelken) or Middle Low German welken (“to wither”), cognate with Old High German irwelhen (“to become soft”).
Verb
wilt (third-person singular simple present wilts, present participle wilting
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