noun🔗ShareThe larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses."The farmer worried because he found a bot in his horse's stomach during a routine checkup. "animalinsectbiologydiseasemedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo ask for and be given something with the direct intention of exploiting the thing’s usefulness, almost exclusively with cigarettes."Can I bot a smoke?"languageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA physical robot."The factory uses a bot to weld the car parts together. "technologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA piece of software designed to complete a minor but repetitive task automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account."The online store used a bot to automatically answer frequently asked questions from customers. "computinginternettechnologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.""Since nobody was online to play, I practiced against a bot in the fighting game." "gamecomputingtechnologyentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo use a bot, or automated program."Players caught botting will be banned from the server."computinginternettechnologymachineelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
