Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to rort
Participle: rorted
Gerund: rorting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | rort |
| you | rort |
| he;she;it | rorts |
| we | rort |
| you | rort |
| they | rort |
Perfect
| I | have rorted |
| you | have rorted |
| he;she;it | has rorted |
| we | have rorted |
| you | have rorted |
| they | have rorted |
Past
| I | rorted |
| you | rorted |
| he;she;it | rorted |
| we | rorted |
| you | rorted |
| they | rorted |
Pluperfect
| I | had rorted |
| you | had rorted |
| he;she;it | had rorted |
| we | had rorted |
| you | had rorted |
| they | had rorted |
Future
| I | will rort |
| you | will rort |
| he;she;it | will rort |
| we | will rort |
| you | will rort |
| they | will rort |
Future Perfect
| I | will have rorted |
| you | will have rorted |
| he;she;it | will have rorted |
| we | will have rorted |
| you | will have rorted |
| they | will have rorted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | rort |
| you | rort |
| he;she;it | rort |
| we | rort |
| you | rort |
| they | rort |
Perfect
| I | have rorted |
| you | have rorted |
| he;she;it | have rorted |
| we | have rorted |
| you | have rorted |
| they | have rorted |
Imperfect
| I | rorted |
| you | rorted |
| he;she;it | rorted |
| we | rorted |
| you | rorted |
| they | rorted |
Pluperfect
| I | had rorted |
| you | had rorted |
| he;she;it | had rorted |
| we | had rorted |
| you | had rorted |
| they | had rorted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would rort |
| you | would rort |
| he;she;it | would rort |
| we | would rort |
| you | would rort |
| they | would rort |
Perfect
| I | would have rorted |
| you | would have rorted |
| he;she;it | would have rorted |
| we | would have rorted |
| you | would have rorted |
| they | would have rorted |
Imperative
| you | rort |
| we | Let's rort |
| you | rort |
Verbs conjugated like 'rort'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'rort'
dort,
fort,
ort,
port,
root,
rot,
rout,
rowt,
sort,
abort,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Probably a back-formation from rorty (“boisterous or rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué”). Originally slang but now in common usage.
Sample Sentences
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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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SINGLE pensioners living together will come under scrutiny from Centrelink looking for same-sex couples rorting welfare. [2009 January 30, Ben Packham, “Same-sex couples accused of cheating system”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2009:]
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York is then alleged to have rorted the doctor out of his share. [2011, James Morton, Susanna Lobez, Kings of Stings: The Greatest Swindles From Down Under, page 118:]