- die
- verb1)
her father died last year
Syn:pass away, pass on, lose one's life, expire, breathe one's last, meet one's end, meet one's death, lay down one's life, perish, go the way of all flesh, go to one's last resting place, go to meet one's maker, cross the great divide, slip away; informal give up the ghost, kick the bucket, croak, buy it, turn up one's toes, cash in one's chips, bite the big one, check out, buy the farm; archaic depart this lifeAnt:live, survive2)the wind had died down
Syn:abate, subside, drop, lessen, ease (off), let up, moderate, fade, dwindle, peter out, wane, ebb, relent, weaken; melt away, dissolve, vanish, disappear; archaic remitAnt:intensify3) informalthe engine died
Syn:fail, cut out, give out, stop, break down, stop working; informal conk out, go kaput, give up the ghost4) informalshe's dying to meet you
Syn:long, yearn, burn, ache; informal itch
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