Noun | 1. | die - small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers Synonyms: dice |
2. | die - a device used for shaping metal | |
3. | die - 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 - pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" Antonyms: be born - come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm" |
2. | die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" | |
3. | die - 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. | die - 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 indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery" | |
6. | die - languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave" | |
7. | die - cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts" Synonyms: die out | |
8. | die - to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player | |
9. | die - lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" Synonyms: become flat, pall | |
10. | die - disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!" | |
11. | die - suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die" |
1. | (jargon) | die - crash. Unlike crash, which is used primarily
of hardware, this verb is used of both hardware and software. See also go flatline, casters-up mode. | |
2. | (electronics) | die - Plural: dies. An unpackaged integrated circuit. |