Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give-up the ghost

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: give-up the ghost
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

v

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Example Sentences

"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"

Synonyms

die decease perish go exit pass away expire pass kick the bucket cash in one's chips buy the farm conk

Questions

What does give-up the ghost mean?: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

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