Die - Definition
die
n 1: a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in
gambling to generate random numbers [syn: die, dice]
2: a device used for shaping metal
3: 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
v 1: 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" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit,
pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in
one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost,
drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant:
be born]
2: suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day
for their faith"
3: 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"
4: 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" [syn: fail, go bad, give way, die,
give out, conk out, go, break, break down]
5: feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and
eventually entered a monastery"
6: languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette";
"I was dying to leave"
7: cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts" [syn:
die, die out]
8: to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
9: lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" [syn:
die, pall, become flat]
10: disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret
will die with me!"
11: suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense);
"Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"