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perish vs give-up the ghost

give-up the ghost vs perish

perish and give-up the ghost both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
perish No No Yes No
give-up the ghost No No Yes No
As verbs, perish and give-up the ghost are synonyms defined as:
  • perish and give-up the ghost: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Other synonyms of perish 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.
perish (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
Difference between perish and give-up the ghost

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