die

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[[t]daɪ[/t]]

v. i. died, dy•ing.

1) to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of vital functions; become dead

2) to cease to exist; vanish:

The happy look died on her face[/ex]

3) to lose force, strength, or active qualities

4) to cease to function; stop:

The engine died[/ex]

5) to pass gradually; fade or subside gradually (usu. fol. by away, out, or down)

6) to faint or languish

7) to suffer as if fatally:

I'm dying of boredom![/ex]

8) to pine with desire, love, longing, etc

9) to desire keenly:

I'm dying for a cup of coffee[/ex]

10) rel Theol. to lose spiritual life

11) to be no longer subject; become indifferent:

to die to worldly matters[/ex]

12) phv die away, (of a sound) to become fainter and then cease altogether

13) phv die down, to become calm or quiet; subside

14) phv die off, to die one after another until the number is greatly reduced

15) phv die out

a) to cease to exist; become extinct

b) to die away; fade; subside

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- die hard die on the vine to die for

Etymology: 1150–1200; ME dien, deien < ON deyja; akin to dead, death syn: die, perish mean to relinquish life. To die is to cease to live from any cause or circumstance; it is used figuratively of anything that has once displayed activity: He died of cancer. Her anger died. perish, a more literary term, implies death under harsh circumstances such as hunger or violence; figuratively, it connotes permanent disappearance: Hardship caused many pioneers to perish. Ancient Egyptian civilization has perished. II

die

[[t]daɪ[/t]] n. pl. dies; dice

1) mac

a) any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine

b) mac a hollow device of steel for cutting the threads of bolts or the like

c) mac a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn

2) mac an engraved stamp for impressing a design upon some softer material

3) gam

sing. of dice

4) archit.

dado 1)

5) mac to impress, shape, or cut with a die

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- the die is cast

Etymology: 1300–50; ME de < OF de(i)