pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life: "She died from cancer"
suffer or face the pain of death: "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
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"
stop operating or functioning: "The engine finally went"
feel indifferent towards: "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"
languish as with love or desire: "She dying for a cigarette"
cut or shape with a die: "Die out leather for belts"
to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
lose sparkle or bouquet: "wine and beer can pall"
disappear or come to an end: "Their anger died"
suffer spiritual death: be damned (in the religious sense)
noun
small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces: used to generate random numbers
a device used for shaping metal
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
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