Definition of root for

root for

verb

• in a competition, to support a participant.

  We're rooting for our son.

  Last edited on Nov 21 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

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bust for a wee	Definitions include: to need to urinate.
buzz for	Definitions include: to be excited about.
call for Huey	Definitions include: to vomit.
call for O'Rourke	Definitions include: to vomit (noisily).
cruise for a bruising	Definitions include: the person is going to be in trouble.
cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs	Definitions include: crazy.
cushion for the pushing	Definitions include: fat.
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Other terms relating to 'root':
back to (one's) roots	Definitions include: to revisit one's past.
hang a root	Definitions include: to defecate.
root	Definitions include: to have sex.
rootin' tootin'	Definitions include: exciting.
root rot	Definitions include: venereal disease.

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