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die

noun
  1. a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces
    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
verb
  1. suffer spiritual death
  2. disappear or come to an end
    “Their anger died”
  3. to pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    “They died from cancer.”
    choke
  4. stop operating or functioning
    break
  5. lose sparkle or bouquet
    pall
  6. to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
  7. cut or shape with a die
    die out
  8. be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame
  9. languish as with love or desire
  10. feel indifferent towards
    “I died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery.”
  11. suffer or face the pain of death
    “Martyrs may die every day for their faith”