"die" | Definition and Related Words

die

Noun

A small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces;
Used in gambling to generate random numbers (synset 103195713)
is a type of: cube, square block - a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube
subtypes:
- five, five-spot - a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
- four, four-spot - a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
- one-spot - a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip
- six, six-spot - a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
same as: dice
A device used for shaping metal (synset 103197474)
is a type of: shaping tool - a tool for shaping metal

subtypes: stamp - a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
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 (synset 103197591)
is a type of: cutlery, cutter, cutting tool - a cutting implement; a tool for cutting

Verb

Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (synset 200359085)
"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"

is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
subtypes:
- abort - cease development, die, and be aborted
- asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
- buy it, pip out - be killed or die
- drown - die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
- predecease - die before; die earlier than
- famish, starve - die of food deprivation
- fall - die, as in battle or in a hunt
- succumb, yield - be fatally overwhelmed
same as: buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it
verb group:
- break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad - stop operating or functioning
- die - suffer or face the pain of death
Suffer or face the pain of death (synset 202114272)
"Martyrs may die every day for their faith"

is a type of: endure, suffer - undergo or be subjected to

verb group: buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame (synset 201788772)
"I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show"

is a type of: break down, lose it, snap - lose control of one's emotions
Stop operating or functioning (synset 200435327)
"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"

is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
subtypes:
- crash, go down - stop operating
- blow, blow out, burn out - melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- misfire - fail to fire or detonate
- malfunction, misfunction - fail to function or function improperly
same as: break, break down, conk out, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad
verb group:
- break - render inoperable or ineffective
- buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Feel indifferent towards (synset 201833417)
"She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"

is a type of: experience, feel - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
Languish as with love or desire (synset 201789061)
"She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"

is a type of: ache, languish, pine, yearn, yen - have a desire for something or someone who is not present
Cut or shape with a die (synset 201557816)
"Die out leather for belts"

is a type of: cut out - form and create by cutting out

same as: die out
To be on base at the end of an inning, of a player (synset 201077307)
referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

is a type of: play - participate in games or sport
Lose sparkle or bouquet (synset 200539403)
"wine and beer can pall"

is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

same as: become flat, pall
Disappear or come to an end (synset 200355499)
"Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"

is a type of: disappear, go away, vanish - get lost, as without warning or explanation
Suffer spiritual death;
Be damned (in the religious sense) (synset 200224721)
"Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"

referred to in: faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

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