(idiomatic) To become extinct. / (idiomatic) To cease gradually.

(intransitive, idiomatic) To become less virulent or strong; to subside.

(idiomatic) Requiring a determined or desperate effort to avoid the consequences of failure.

(idiomatic) Conclusive action has been taken, so events will proceed in an irreversible manner; the point of no return has been passed; the future is determined; there are no more options.

The moral principle that a human being is entitled to end his/her own life or to undergo voluntary euthanasia.

Alternative spelling of diehard

Alternative spelling of diehard

(of a plant) To wither, particularly during the winter.

(of a living being) To die only after a desperate struggle for life. / (of a custom, idea etc) To be slow in changing or disappearing.

To make an object by pouring a liquid or molten material into a reusable mold or die in which the material hardens.