root

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1. roots: part of a plant growing underground which anchors the plant and absorbs water and nutrients; part which anchors; source, origin; base, fundamental part; number that multiplied by itself yields a given number (Mathematics)
2. roots, rooted, rooting: plant, cause to develop roots; dig in the ground with the snout; fix in place, spellbind; cheer, encourage
3. Elihu: born February 15, 1845, Clinton, New York, United States died February 7, 1937, New York, New York United States lawyer and diplomat. He became a United States attorney for the southern district of New York in 1883. He served as secretary of war from 1899 to 1904. After the Spanish-American War, he set up a civil government in Puerto Rico and organized United States control of the Philippines. As secretary of state (1905–09) under Theodore Roosevelt, he concluded treaties with Japan and persuaded Latin American states to participate in the second Hague conference in 1907. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1912. He served in the United States Senate from 1909 to 1915. A supporter of the League of Nations, he helped frame the statute that established the International Court of Justice.
4. (P L A N T P A R T) (n) the part of a plant which grows down into the earth to obtain water and food and which holds the plant firm in the ground The girl carefully pulled up the weed by its roots (= pulled all of it out) . In the desert, he lived on roots and berries. Irises have shallow roots (= Their roots do not grow very deep) . See picture: Flowers and plants The root of a hair, tooth, or nail is the hidden part that connects it to the body. The dentist pulled out her tooth by the roots (= pulled all of it out) . The root of something bad is the cause or origin of it. We must get to the root of (= discover the cause of) this problem. What lies at the root of the problem is their lack of interest. The high crime rate has its roots in unemployment and poverty. The root (cause) of your anxiety is probably your mother's neglect of you as a child. The main message of my sermon is that money is the root of all evil. (specialized) The root of a word is its most basic form, to which other parts, such as affixes, can be added. The root of the word 'sitting' is 'sit', and the root of 'friendliness' is 'friend'. ' Merchant' comes from/is derived from the Latin root 'merx'. "to produce" I've planted some saplings, but it'll be a while before they send out roots/take root (= start growing) . (figurative) Communism has never taken root (= become established) in Britain. (formal) Racism must be eliminated, root and branch (= completely) . In America, root beer is a fizzy drink without alcohol that is flavoured with the roots of various plants. (US) A root cellar is an area, often underground, for storing root crops and vegetables. A root crop is a plant such as potatoes or carrots that is grown because its roots are eaten.
5. (Everquest) To cast a movement-inhibiting spell such as Root or Whirl til you Hurl, preventing a monster from escaping or advancing.
6. To be affected by such a spell.
7. (sometimes offensive) act of sexual intercourse
8. person measured in terms of their sexual ability: "good root"
9. have sexual intercourse with
10. exhaust
11. break; ruin
12. kick
13. synonym for f*ck in nearly all its senses: "I feel rooted"; "This washing machine is rooted"; "(S)he's a good root". A very useful word in fairly polite company.
14. Wouldn't it rip you, Would not it rip you, Wouldn't it root you, rip smth., Would not it root you, root somebody, Wouldn't it rotate you, Would not it rotate you, rotate, rotate somebody: expression of resignation, frustration, dismay, disapproval, disgust (euphemism for "wouldn't it root you")