| die | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. dice, die | a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers. |
| ~ square block, cube | a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube. |
| ~ five, five-spot | a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips. |
| ~ four-spot, four | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips. |
| ~ one-spot | a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip. |
| ~ six-spot, six | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. die | a device used for shaping metal. |
| ~ shaping tool | a tool for shaping metal. |
| ~ stamp | a block or die used to imprint a mark or design. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. die | a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods. |
| ~ cutlery, cutting tool, cutter | a cutting implement; a tool for cutting. |
| v. (change) | 4. buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" |
| ~ abort | cease development, die, and be aborted.; "an aborting fetus" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate | be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen.; "The child suffocated under the pillow" |
| ~ buy it, pip out | be killed or die. |
| ~ drown | die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating.; "The child drowned in the lake" |
| ~ predecease | die before; die earlier than.; "She predeceased her husband" |
| ~ conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go | stop operating or functioning.; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" |
| ~ starve, famish | die of food deprivation.; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" |
| ~ die | suffer or face the pain of death.; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" |
| ~ fall | die, as in battle or in a hunt.; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead" |
| ~ succumb, yield | be fatally overwhelmed. |
| v. (perception) | 5. die | suffer or face the pain of death.; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" |
| ~ buy the farm, cash in one's chips, croak, decease, die, drop dead, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, expire, pop off, conk, exit, choke, go, pass | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" |
| ~ suffer, endure | undergo or be subjected to.; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" |
| v. (emotion) | 6. die | be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame.; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show" |
| ~ lose it, break down, snap | lose control of one's emotions.; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" |
| v. (change) | 7. break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad | stop operating or functioning.; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ break | render inoperable or ineffective.; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!" |
| ~ buy the farm, cash in one's chips, croak, decease, die, drop dead, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, expire, pop off, conk, exit, choke, go, pass | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" |
| ~ go down, crash | stop operating.; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week" |
| ~ blow out, burn out, blow | melt, break, or become otherwise unusable.; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" |
| ~ misfire | fail to fire or detonate.; "The guns misfired" |
| ~ malfunction, misfunction | fail to function or function improperly.; "the coffee maker malfunctioned" |
| v. (emotion) | 8. die | feel indifferent towards.; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| v. (emotion) | 9. die | languish as with love or desire.; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave" |
| ~ pine, yen, ache, languish, yearn | have a desire for something or someone who is not present.; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" |
| v. (contact) | 10. die, die out | cut or shape with a die.; "Die out leather for belts" |
| ~ cut out | form and create by cutting out.; "Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper" |
| v. (competition) | 11. die | to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| v. (change) | 12. become flat, die, pall | lose sparkle or bouquet.; "wine and beer can pall" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| v. (change) | 13. die | disappear or come to an end.; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!" |
| ~ disappear, vanish, go away | get lost, as without warning or explanation.; "He disappeared without a trace" |
| v. (change) | 14. die | suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense).; "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die" |
| ~ faith, religion, religious belief | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
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