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Definitions for Die

[1] to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
[2] (of something inanimate) to cease to exist: The laughter died on his lips.
[3] to lose force, strength, or active qualities: Superstitions die slowly.
[4] to cease to function; stop: The motor died.
[5] to be no longer subject; become indifferent: to die to worldly matters.
[6] to pass gradually; fade or subside gradually (usually followed by away, out, or down ): The storm slowly died down.
[7] Theology . to lose spiritual life.
[8] to faint or languish.
[9] to suffer as if fatally: I'm dying of boredom!
[10] to pine with desire, love, longing, etc.: I'm dying to see my home again.
[11] to desire or want keenly or greatly: I'm dying for a cup of coffee.
[12] die away , (of a sound) to become weaker or fainter and then cease: The hoofbeats gradually died away.
[13] die down , to become calm or quiet; subside.
[14] die off , to die one after another until the number is greatly reduced: Her friends are dying off.
[15] die out , to cease to exist; become extinct: Both lines of the family died out before the turn of the century. to die away; fade; subside: The roar of the engines died out as the rocket vanished into the clouds.
[16] die hard , to die only after a bitter struggle. to give way or surrender slowly or with difficulty: Childhood beliefs die hard.
[17] die standing up , Theater . (of a performance) to be received with silence rather than applause.
[18] never say die , never give up hope; never abandon one's efforts.
[19] to die for , stunning; remarkable: That dress is to die for.
[20] Machinery . any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
[21] an engraved stamp for impressing a design upon some softer material, as in coining money.
[22] singular of dice.
[23] Architecture . dado(def 1) .
[24] to impress, shape, or cut with a die.
[25] small cubes of plastic, ivory, bone, or wood, marked on each side with one to six spots, usually used in pairs in games of chance or in gambling.
[26] poker dice.
[27] any of various games, especially gambling games, played by shaking and throwing from two to six dice or poker dice onto a flat surface. Compare craps.
[28] any small cubes.
[29] Auto Racing . a jockeying for lead position between two or more drivers in which tactics are used to pass or keep from being passed.
[30] to cut into small cubes.
[31] to decorate with cubelike figures.
[32] to lose by gambling with dice (often followed by away ).
[33] to play at dice.
[34] to cause or bring about by gambling with dice.
[35] Auto Racing . to duel with another car or cars in a dice.
[36] (of an organism or its cells, organs, etc) to cease all biological activity permanently she died of pneumonia
[37] (of something inanimate) to cease to exist; come to an end the memory of her will never die
[38] (often foll by away, down, or out ) to lose strength, power, or energy, esp by degrees
[39] (often foll by away or down ) to become calm or quiet; subside the noise slowly died down
[40] to stop functioning the engine died
[41] to languish or pine, as with love, longing, etc
[42] (usually foll by of) informal to be nearly overcome (with laughter, boredom, etc)
[43] theol to lack spiritual life within the soul, thus separating it from God and leading to eternal punishment
[44] (tr) to undergo or suffer (a death of a specified kind) (esp in phrases such as die a saintly death )
[45] (foll by to) to become indifferent or apathetic (to) to die to the world
[46] never say die informal never give up
[47] die hard to cease to exist after resistance or a struggle old habits die hard
[48] die in harness to die while still working or active, prior to retirement
[49] be dying (foll by for or an infinitive ) to be eager or desperate (for something or to do something) I'm dying to see the new house
[50] to die for informal highly desirable a salary to die for
[51] a shaped block of metal or other hard material used to cut or form metal in a drop forge, press, or similar device a tool of metal, silicon carbide, or other hard material with a conical hole through which wires, rods, or tubes are drawn to reduce their diameter
[52] an internally-threaded tool for cutting external threads Compare tap 2 (def. 6)
[53] a casting mould giving accurate dimensions and a good surface to the object cast See also die-cast
[54] architect the dado of a pedestal, usually cubic
[55] another name for dice (def. 2)
[56] as straight as a die perfectly honest
[57] the die is cast the decision that commits a person irrevocably to an action has been taken
[58] cubes of wood, plastic, etc, each of whose sides has a different number of spots (1 to 6), used in games of chance and in gambling to give random numbers
[59] Also called: die (functioning as singular) one of these cubes
[60] small cubes as of vegetables, chopped meat, etc
[61] no dice slang , mainly US and Canadian an expression of refusal or rejection
[62] to cut (food, etc) into small cubes
[63] (intr) to gamble with or play at a game involving dice
[64] (intr) to take a chance or risk (esp in the phrase dice with death )
[65] (tr) Australian informal to abandon or reject
[66] (tr) to decorate or mark with dicelike shapes

Words related to Die

drown, expire, perish, succumb, end, pass, stop, fall, fail, vanish, disappear, deteriorate, decease, finish, depart, drop, suffocate, demise, conk, croak

Words nearby Die

didymitis, didymium, didymous, didymus, didynamous, die, die away, die cast, die casting, die down, die for

Origin of Die

ce1300–50; Middle English dees, dis, dyce (singular and plural), dyces (plural) < Old French de(i)z, dés (plural); see die2

Words that may be confused with Die

die, dye

Other words from Die

dic·er , noun

Word origin for Die

ceC14: plural of die ²

Synonyms for Die

drown, expire, perish, succumb, conk, croak, decease, demise, depart, drop, finish, suffocate, be no more, be taken, breathe one's last, cease to exist, drop off, give up the ghost, go way of all flesh, kick the bucket, relinquish life, rest in peace