Definition of kick the bucket Kick the bucket
We found 5 definitions of kick the bucket from 4 different sources.
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WordNet
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| kick the bucket - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" | ||
| die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it | ||
| be born come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm" | ||
| change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | ||
| die off, die out become extinct; "Dinosaurs died out" | ||
| die back, die down suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back" | ||
| die down become progressively weaker; "the laughter died down" | ||
| abort terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion | ||
| asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" | ||
| buy it, pip out be killed or die; | ||
| drown die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake" | ||
| predecease die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband" | ||
| conk out, go bad, give out, give way, break down, die, fail, go, break end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram" | ||
| famish, starve die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" | ||
| fall pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work" | ||
| succumb, yield be fatally overwhelmed | ||
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Wiktionary 
- kick the bucket (Verb)
To die. - kick the bucket (Verb)
Of a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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kick the bucket
To cease to live.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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kick the bucket
To expire; an inconsiderate phrase for dying.
