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Meaning of die

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  die
      n 1: a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in
           gambling to generate random numbers [syn: {die}, {dice}]
      2: a device used for shaping metal
      3: 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
      v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
           functions necessary to sustain life; "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" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit},
           {pass away}, {expire}, {pass}, {kick the bucket}, {cash in
           one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost},
           {drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}] [ant:
           {be born}]
      2: suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day
         for their faith"
      3: 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: 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" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die},
         {give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]
      5: feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and
         eventually entered a monastery"
      6: languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette";
         "I was dying to leave"
      7: cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts" [syn:
         {die}, {die out}]
      8: to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
      9: lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" [syn:
         {die}, {pall}, {become flat}]
      10: disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret
          will die with me!"
      11: suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense);
          "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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