Having a reddish-brown color. / (archaic) Gray or ash-colored. / Rustic, homespun, coarse, plain.

(transitive, intransitive, of apples, pears, etc.) To develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting.

(archaic) Belarus, a country in Eastern Europe / (historical) a historical East Slavic region

The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation. / A similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust"). / A reddish-brown color.

(intransitive) To oxidize, especially of iron or steel. / (transitive) To cause to oxidize. / (intransitive) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.

(countable, often hunting, archaic, rare) A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs. / (countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.

(intransitive) To deceive or trick using a ruse. / (intransitive, hunting, archaic, rare) Of an animal: to turn or double back to elude hunters or their hunting dogs.

Marked or corroded by rust. / Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown. / Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity.

(MLE, slang) A gun or in particular an old or worn one.

Discolored and rancid; reasty.