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 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}] [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 coffe maker broke"; "The
engine failed on the way to town" [syn: {fail}, {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"