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die

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verb

To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

Examples :

"My grandfather died peacefully in his sleep last night. "

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To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).

Examples :

"My grandmother died peacefully in her sleep last night. "

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To yearn intensely.

Examples :

"He died to see his daughter graduate from high school. "

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To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.

Examples :

"The day our sister eloped, she died to our mother."

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To become spiritually dead; to lose hope.

Examples :

"He died a little inside each time she refused to speak to him."

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To be mortified or shocked by a situation.

Examples :

"When Sarah heard the news about her daughter's failing grade, she almost died. "

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To be so overcome with emotion or laughter as to be incapacitated.

Examples :

"When I found out my two favorite musicians would be recording an album together, I literally planned my own funeral arrangements and died."

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(of a machine) To stop working, to break down.

Examples :

"My car died in the middle of the freeway this morning."

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(of a computer program) To abort, to terminate (as an error condition).

Examples :

"The program died when I tried to open a large file. "

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To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct.

Examples :

"The old oak tree in the park died last winter. "

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To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc.

Examples :

"After a long illness, her grandmother slowly died away, weakened by years of hardship. "

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(often with "to") To become indifferent; to cease to be subject.

Examples :

"to die to pleasure or to sin"

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To disappear gradually in another surface, as where mouldings are lost in a sloped or curved face.

Examples :

"The intricate carvings on the grandfather clock's face, once clearly defined, died into the smooth, curved surface. "

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To become vapid, flat, or spiritless, as liquor.

Examples :

"The wine had sat too long in the hot sun and started to die. "

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(of a stand-up comedian or a joke) To fail to evoke laughter from the audience.

Examples :

"Then there was that time I died onstage in Montreal..."

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A regular polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance.

Examples :

"My little brother loves to play with his die set. "

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That which is, or might be, determined, by a throw of the die; hazard; chance.

Examples :

"The die of winning the scholarship was cast—the results depended entirely on chance. "

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(plural also dies) An oblong chip fractured from a semiconductor wafer engineered to perform as an independent device or integrated circuit.

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"The engineer carefully examined the tiny die under a microscope, checking its quality before integrating it into the new circuit board. "

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The cubical part of a pedestal; a plinth.

Examples :

"The statue's die was a simple, square block of polished granite. "

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A device for cutting into a specified shape.

Examples :

"The woodcarver used a sharp die to cut the intricate design into the wooden block. "

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A device used to cut an external screw thread. (Internal screw threads are cut with a tap.)

Examples :

"The carpenter used a sharp die to cut the threads on the metal rod for the new door hinge. "

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A mold for forming metal or plastic objects.

Examples :

"The factory used a special die to shape the metal parts for the new bicycle frames. "

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An embossed device used in stamping coins and medals.

Examples :

"The coin's design was created using a special die. "

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(plural also dice) An oblong chip fractured from a semiconductor wafer engineered to perform as an independent device or integrated circuit.

Examples :

"The computer technician replaced the faulty die in the circuit board. "

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Any small cubical or square body.

Examples :

"The game pieces, small cubes of plastic, were called "dies" for the dice game. "

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A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

Examples :

"The artist used a special dye to color the fabric for her new scarf. "

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Any hue, color, or blee.

Examples :

"The artist used a variety of dies to create different shades of blue in her painting. "

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To colour with dye, or as if with dye.

Examples :

"The artist carefully dyed the fabric a deep blue. "

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