I
n. the ~ is cast ( fig .)
II
v.
1) to ~ hard; heroically (rumors ~ hard; he ~d heroically at the front)
2) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ by (to ~ by the sword; to ~ by one's own hand)
3) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ for (to ~ for one's beliefs)
4) ( colloq. ) ( d ; intr. ) (only in the progressive) to ~ for ('to want') (she's dying for a cup of coffee)
5) to ~ from, of (he ~d of tuberculosis; to ~ of natural causes)
6) ( colloq. ) ( E ) (only in the progressive) ('to want') she's dying to find out
7) ( misc. ) to ~ in action; to ~ in battle; ( fig .) to ~ laughing; (legal) to ~ intestate