1. (n.) A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.

2. (n.) A root.

3. (n.) A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.

4. (n.) The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut.

5. (v. t.) To learn or repeat by rote.

6. (v. i.) To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.