Synonyms of die

Noun


1. die, dice, cube, square block

usage: a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

2. die, shaping tool

usage: a device used for shaping metal

3. die, cutter, cutlery, cutting tool

usage: 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

Verb


1. 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, change state, turn

usage: 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"

2. die, suffer, endure

usage: suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"

3. die, break down, lose it, snap

usage: 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. fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down, change

usage: 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"

5. die, feel, experience

usage: feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"

6. die, ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish

usage: languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"

7. die, die out, cut out

usage: cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"

8. die, play

usage: to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player

9. die, pall, become flat, change

usage: lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"

10. die, disappear, vanish, go away

usage: disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"

11. die

usage: suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"

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Definition and meaning of die (Dictionary)