die vs give-up the ghost

give-up the ghost vs die

die is a noun but give-up the ghost is not a noun.

die and give-up the ghost both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
die	Yes	No	Yes	No
give-up the ghost	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, die and give-up the ghost are synonyms defined as:

die and give-up the ghost: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Other synonyms of die include buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, drop dead, exit, expire, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it.

die (noun)	give-up the ghost (noun)
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
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

die (verb)	give-up the ghost (verb)
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
disappear or come to an end
suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)
stop operating or functioning
lose sparkle or bouquet
to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
cut or shape with a die
be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame
languish as with love or desire
feel indifferent towards
suffer or face the pain of death

Difference between die and give-up the ghost

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.