The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - die v.

1) lose one's life, lay down one's life, perish, expire, decease, suffer death, Euphemistic depart, give up the ghost, be no more, (go to) meet one's Maker, breathe one's last, go to the happy hunting-grounds, go to one's reward, go to one's final or last resting-place, go west, pay the debt of nature, pay one's debt to nature, pass through the pearly gates, pass away or on, join the majority, go the way of all flesh; Slang pop off, bite the dust, kick the bucket, croak, Brit snuff it, go for a burton, pop one's clogs, US turn up one's toes, cash in one's chips or checks: He died of tuberculosis, a rare affliction these days. 2) Often, die down or out or away. dwindle, lessen, diminish, decrease, ebb, decline, wane, subside, wither (away) , wilt, melt (away) , dissolve, peter out, fail, weaken, deteriorate, disintegrate, degenerate, fade (away) , droop, moulder, sink, vanish, disappear: We lost the race because the breeze died down. After the third try, her enthusiasm died. The sound of the flute died away among its echoes. 3) expire, end, stop, cease: Your secret will die with me. 4) Usually, die off or out. become extinct, perish: By about 200 million years ago, all the dinosaurs had died out. 5) long, pine, yearn, crave, hanker, want, desire, hunger, ache: He said he was dying to meet a real movie star.