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   die

   /dʌɪ/

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   • 1. (of a person, animal, or plant) stop living: "he died of tuberculosis" Similar pass awaypass onlose one's lifedepart this lifeexpirebreathe one's lastdraw one's last breathmeet one's endmeet one's deathlay down one's lifebe no moreperishbe lostgo the way of the fleshgo the way of all fleshgo to glorygo to one's last resting placego to meet one's makercross the great dividecross the Styxinformal:give up the ghostkick the bucketbite the dustcroakflatlineconk outbuy itturn up one's toescash in one's chipsgo belly upshuffle off this mortal coilgo the way of the dinosaurspush up the daisiesbe six feet underinformal:snuff itpeg outpop one's clogshop the twig/stickbite the big onebuy the farmcheck outhand in one's dinner pailgo bungliterary:exitarchaic:deceaseOpposite livesurvive
   • ▪ become extinct: "many species died out"
   • ▪ be forgotten: "her genius has assured her name will never die"
   • ▪ become less loud or strong: "after a while, the noise died down" Similar fadefall awaydwindlemelt awaydissolvesubsidedeclinesinklapseebbwanewiltwitherevanescecome to an endendvanishdisappearOpposite exist
   • ▪ (of a plant) decay from the tip toward the root: "rhubarb dies back to a crown of buds each winter"
   • ▪ die one after another until few or none are left: "the original founders died off or retired"
   • ▪ (of a fire or light) stop burning or gleaming: "the fire had died and the room was cold"
   • ▪ (of a machine) stop functioning or run out of electric charge: informal "three toasters have died on me" Similar failcut outgive outstophaltbreak downstop workingcease to functionpeter outfizzle outrun downfade awaylose powerinformal:conk outgo kaputgive up the ghostgo phutpack upOpposite start
   • 2. be very eager for something: informal "they must be dying for a drink" Similar be very eagerbe very keenbe desperatelongyearnburnacheitchinformal:have a yenyenOpposite be reluctant
   • ▪ used to emphasize how strongly one is affected by a particular feeling or emotion: "only the thought of Matilda prevented him from dying of boredom"
   • 3. have an orgasm. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse deyja, of Germanic origin; related to dead.

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   What does die mean?

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   What does die 1 mean?

   • SYNONYMY NOTE: die 1 is the basic, simple, direct word meaning to stop living or to become dead; decease, expire, and pass away (see pass 2, vi.

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   Is die a verb or a noun?

   • Die is a verb that means to stop living, to stop existing, or to stop functioning. Die has several other senses as a verb and a noun. When somebody dies, they are no longer alive. They have become dead. All living things will eventually die.

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   What does death mean?

   • to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead. The laughter died on his lips. Superstitions die slowly. The motor died. to die to worldly matters. The storm slowly died down. Theology. to lose spiritual life. to faint or languish. I'm dying of boredom! I'm dying to see my home again.

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   What is a die used for?

   • [VERB verb-ing] A die is a specially shaped or patterned block of metal which is used to press or cut other metal into a particular shape. 11.

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   The meaning of DIE is to pass from physical life : expire. How to use die in a sentence.

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   Die is a verb that means to stop living, to stop existing, or to stop functioning. Die has several other senses as a verb and a noun. When somebody dies, they are no longer alive. They have become dead. All living things will eventually die.

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   1. (of an organism or its cells, organs, etc) to cease all biological activity permanently. she died of pneumonia. 2. (of something inanimate) to cease to exist; come to an end. the memory of her will never die. 3. (often foll by away, down, or out) to lose strength, power, or energy, esp by degrees.

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   A die is a shaped hollow piece into which or through which you force a material in order to produce an object of a particular shape.

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   Definitions of die. verb. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. “She died from cancer” synonyms: buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it.