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give-up the ghost vs perish

perish vs give-up the ghost

give-up the ghost and perish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
give-up the ghost No No Yes No
perish No No Yes No
As verbs, give-up the ghost and perish are synonyms defined as:
  • give-up the ghost and perish: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Other synonyms of give-up the ghost include buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, pop off, snuff it.
give-up the ghost (verb) perish (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
Difference between give-up the ghost and perish

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