maggot
To rid of maggotsTo rid (an animal) of maggots.
» I heard that a paralyzed man was eaten alive by maggots.
Ich habe gehört, dass ein Gelähmter lebendig von Würmern zerfressen wurde.
Meaning
1 sensesTo rid (an animal) of maggots.
Examples
21 sentencesI heard that a paralyzed man was eaten alive by maggots.
deIch habe gehört, dass ein Gelähmter lebendig von Würmern zerfressen wurde. — Sudajaengi
The meat was crawling with maggots.
deDas Fleisch wimmelte von Maden. — Yorwba
This cookie is full of maggots.
The food has turned into maggots.
Miroslav saw maggots dropping to the floor.
Origin
From Middle English magot, magat, maked, probably a metathetic alteration of maddock, maðeFrom Middle English magot, magat, maked, probably a metathetic alteration of maddock, maðek (“worm", "maggot”), originally a diminutive form of a base represented by Old English maþa (Scots mathe), from Proto-West Germanic *maþō, from Proto-Germanic *maþô, from the Proto-Indo-European root *mat, which was used in insect names, equivalent to made + -ock. Near-cognates include Dutch made, German Made and Swedish mask, Icelandic maðkur (“worm, grub, maggot”).
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Forms
maggots, maggoting, maggoted, maggotedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle