die (
http://definr.com/die)
n 1: small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate
random numbers [syn:
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 all bodily attributes
and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The
patient went peacefully" [syn:
decease,
perish,
go,
exit,
pass away,
expire,
pass] [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, {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
out}]
8: to be on base at the end of an inning, of a baseball player
9: lose sparkle or bouquet, as of wine or beer; "pall" is an
obsolete word [syn:
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"