All perish synonyms
perΒ·ish
P p verb perish
- absented β not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- diffused β Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- fade β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- caving β the sport of climbing in and exploring caves
- fagged out β exhausted
- fold up β a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
- emaciate β (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
- go downhill β travel down a slope
- hit the trail β (Idiomatic) To leave or depart.
- go forth β military: set out
- absenting β not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- go south β fail, go bad
- go to pot β a container of earthenware, metal, etc., usually round and deep and having a handle or handles and often a lid, used for cooking, serving, and other purposes.
- decay β When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
- depart β When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- fade away β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- atrophied β exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- go to the dogs β a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- wither β to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- absents β not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- outs β away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- cut and run β to make a rapid escape
- decease β death
- expire β (of a document, authorization, or agreement) cease to be valid, typically after a fixed period of time.
- get away β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- dilapidate β to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- burn up β If something burns up or if fire burns it up, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat.
- atrophying β Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /ΙΛtroΚ fi Ι/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- dry up β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- curdled β Containing curds.
- die out β If something dies out, it becomes less and less common and eventually disappears completely.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- dry-rot β Plant Pathology. a decay of seasoned timber, resulting in its becoming brittle and crumbling to a dry powder, caused by various fungi. any of various diseases of plants in which the rotted tissues are dry.
- hit the bricks β a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 Γ 3.75 Γ 8 inches (5.7 Γ 9.5 Γ 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- buy it β to die; specif., to be killed
- go bad β not good in any manner or degree.
- die away β If a sound dies away, it gradually becomes weaker or fainter and finally disappears completely.
- die β When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
- waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- mildewed β Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi.
- go to waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- misemploy β to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- crumble β If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
- curdling β Present participle of curdle.
- eat dirt β any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dissolve β to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
- breathe one's last β When someone breathes their last, they die.