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- any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
- a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
- one of the separate pieces of such a device.
- a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
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What is a basic definition of die?
Die is a verb that means to stop living, to stop existing, or to stop functioning. Die has several other senses as a verb and a noun.
When somebody dies, they are no longer alive. They have become dead. All living things will eventually die. Someone can die from disease, violence, or anything else that causes their vital organs (heart, brain, liver, kidneys, and lungs) to stop working.
- Real-life examples: Everyone who is dead has died. Plants die when they don’t get enough sunlight and water. Animals die from many of the same things as humans. Antibiotics are designed to cause disease-causing bacteria to die.
- Used in a sentence: I forgot to water my sunflower, so it died.
For nonliving things, the word die means to stop existing. If your hope dies, for example, you don’t have hope anymore. It’s gone.
- Used in a sentence: My dreams of being a rock star will never die.
For machinery or electronics, to die means to stop working or functioning. Often, this sense is used to refer to batteries or an engine dying, that is losing their power. It can also be used to describe something that is broken beyond repair.
- Used in a sentence: I managed to upload all of my files before my laptop died.
Die is also used in several different idioms that have nothing to do with death. For example, the idiom to die for means to want something a lot. To die laughing means to be very amused.
Where does die come from?
The first records of the term die come from around 1150. It ultimately comes from the Old Norse verb deyja.
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How is die used in real life?
Die is, sadly, a common word that means to stop being alive.
Better to die fighting for freedom, than be a prisoner all the days of your life.
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) January 15, 2021
Nearly 400,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus and the pandemic continues to soar. We need to aggressively increase vaccine production and get doses into the arms of everyone as soon as possible. Tens of thousands of lives are at stake.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) January 16, 2021
I don't know what's more depressing: The fact my cat died or that I went shopping to feel better and all I bought myself was a new bath mat.
— Stephanie McMaster (@Smethanie) June 23, 2012
Try using die!
Which of the following is not able to die?
A. fish
B. a chair
C. an oak tree
D. bacteria