die1

verb (dies, dying /ˈdīiNG/, died)

• 1(of a person, animal, or plant) stop living:she died of cancer the sheep died from the heat [with object]:the king died a violent death
• (die for) be killed for (a cause):they were prepared to die for their country
• [with complement] have a specified status at the time of one’s death:the inventor died a pauper
• (die out) become extinct:many species died out
• be forgotten:her genius has assured her name will never die
• [with adverbial] become less loud or strong:after a while, the noise died down at last the storm died away
• (die back) (of a plant) decay from the tip toward the root:rhubarb dies back to a crown of buds each winter
• (die off) die one after another until few or none are left:the original founders died off or retired
• (of a fire or light) stop burning or gleaming.
• informal (of a machine) stop functioning or run out of electric charge:three toasters have died on me my cell phone died while I was trying to contact him

• 2 informal used to emphasize that one wants to do or have something very much:they must be dying for a drink [with infinitive]:he’s dying to meet you

• 3 informal used to emphasize feelings of shock, embarrassment, amusement, or misery:I nearly died when I saw them we nearly died laughing when he told us I’m simply dying of thirst

• 4 archaic have an orgasm.