DIE

v. 1 lose one's life, lay down one's life, perish, expire, decease, suffer death, Euphemistic depart, give up the ghost, be no more, (go to) meet one's Maker, breathe one's last, go to the happy hunting-grounds, go to one's reward, go to one's final or last resting-place, go west, pay the debt of nature, pay one's debt to nature, pass through the pearly gates, pass away or on, join the majority, go the way of all flesh; Slang pop off, bite the dust, kick the bucket, croak, Brit snuff it, go for a burton, pop one's clogs, US turn up one's toes, cash in one's chips or checks He died of tuberculosis, a rare affliction these days 2 Often, die down or out or away. dwindle, lessen, diminish, decrease, ebb, decline, wane, subside, wither (away), wilt, melt (away), dissolve, peter out, fail, weaken, deteriorate, disintegrate, degenerate, fade (away), droop, moulder, sink, vanish, disappear We lost the race because the breeze died down After the third try, her enthusiasm died. The sound of the flute died away among its echoes. 3 expire, end, stop, cease Your secret will die with me 4 Usually, die off or out. become extinct, perish By about 200 million years ago, all the dinosaurs had died out 5 long, pine, yearn, crave, hanker, want, desire, hunger, ache He said he was dying to meet a real movie star