That has ceased to live; deprived of life; in that state in which the vital functions and powers have… to be dead was anciently used in the sense…

intransitive. To drop down dead; to be killed; esp. to die in battle or on active service. Also occasionally: †to be wounded (obsolete). Cf. fallen…

intransitive. To perish; to be destroyed or lost. Obsolete.

To be killed or destroyed. Obsolete.

to fall (a) prey (also victim, †sacrifice) to and variants: to become a victim of; to be harmed, destroyed, or killed by; (now) esp. to be deceived…

slang (originally Military and Navy). to lose the number of one's mess: to die, to be killed. So to settle the number of a person's mess: to cause a…

intransitive. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). To be brought to ruin or destruction; to be done for; to become bankrupt. Also: to die; to…

slang. to get his (also hers, theirs): to be punished, get one's just deserts; to be killed.

colloquial (originally Military). A bullet or other missile; a bullet wound; (more generally) trouble, misfortune. Only in to cop (also stop, catch…

Military. Now somewhat rare. transitive (in passive or with it). To be killed or wounded.

figurative. not to know (or to wonder) what hit one: to be killed; to be surprised or disconcerted.

slang (chiefly U.S.). to get the works: to receive harsh or abusive treatment; spec. to be killed; (in weakened sense) to be treated badly or…

In slang phrase to go for a burton, (of an airman) to be killed; (of a person or thing) to be missing, ruined, destroyed.

(to get) the chopor chopper: (to be) killed. Also transferred. slang.