Die - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a device used for shaping metal
- 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
- cut or shape with a die (syn: die out)
- to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
- lose sparkle or bouquet (syn: pall)
- disappear or come to an end
My secret will die with me!
Extra examples
She claims she's not afraid to die.
He died in 1892 at the age of 37.
People in the town began dying suddenly.
He died a violent and painful death.
Her secret died with her.
He's the last of a dying breed.
Each player throws one die.
...he rolled the die, hoping for a six...
He died a poor man.
In a severe winter, wild animals can die from lack of food.
She must weep or she will die.
My secret will die with me.
The rambling of conversation gradually died down.
The music died away.
The wind died down.
Phrasal verbs
die down — suffer from a disease that kills shoots
die off — become extinct
die out — become extinct
Word forms
I/you/we/they: die
he/she/it: dies
present participle: dying
past tense: died
past participle: died
singular: die
plural: dies
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