cotton

²cotton

verb

cot·tonedcot·ton·ing\ˈkät-niŋ, ˈkä-t^ən-iŋ\

Definition of COTTON

intransitive verb

1

: to take a liking —used with to <cottons to people easily>

2

: to come to understand —used with to or on to <cottoned on to the fact that our children work furiously — H. M. McLuhan>

First Known Use of COTTON

1605

Rhymes with COTTON

rotten