die¹ /dī/

1. To lose life
2. To perish
3. To wither
4. (of an engine) to stop working
5. To languish, suffer, long, or be very eager (for), esp in be dying for (informal)
6. To be overcome by the effects (of)
7. To merge. See also dying

dieˈ-away adjective

Languishing, fading

dieˈhard noun

1. An irreconcilable conservative
2. A resolute, obstinate or dauntless person

adjective

1. Irreconcilably conservative
2. Resolute, obstinate

die away

To disappear by degrees, become gradually inaudible

die back (botany)

To die by degrees from the tip backwards (dieˈback noun)

die down

1. To subside
2. (of plants) to die above ground, leaving only roots or rootstocks

die game

To keep up one's spirit to the last

die hard

1. To struggle hard against death, to be long in dying
2. To be difficult to suppress, eradicate, or persuade

die off

To die quickly or in large numbers

die out

To become extinct, to disappear

die the death (theatre slang)

To arouse no response from one's audience

never say die

Never give up

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