rot vs garbage

rot and garbage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rot	Yes	No	Yes	No
garbage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, garbage is a hypernym of rot; that is, garbage is a word with a broader meaning than rot:

Other hypernyms of rot include drivel.

rot (noun)	garbage (noun)
unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)	a receptacle where waste can be discarded
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action	a worthless message
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor	food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

rot (verb)	garbage (verb)
become physically weaker
break down