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die - 15 definitions

- noun
1. die -- a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
synonyms: dice
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2. die -- a device used for shaping metal
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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
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- verb
4. die -- 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"
synonyms: 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
antonyms: be born -- come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"
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5. die -- suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
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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"
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7. fail -- 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"
synonyms: fail, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
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8. die -- feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"
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9. die -- languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"
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10. die -- cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"
synonyms: die out
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11. die -- to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
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12. die -- lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"
synonyms: pall, become flat
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13. die -- disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"
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14. die -- suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"
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15. die, died -- to cease living
synonyms: died, dies, dieing, perish, decease
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Antonyms
be born -- come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"

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