| die | (v) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life, See also: die out, die off, die down, Syn. pass away, snuff it, kick the bucket, pass, croak, give-up the ghost, pop off, expire, perish, choke, conk, exit, buy the farm, decease, cash in one's chips, go, drop dead, Ant. be born, Example: 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 |