"die in the ass" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: dies in the ass [present, singular, third-person], dying in the ass [participle, present], died in the ass [participle, past], died in the ass [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} die in the ass (third-person singular simple present dies in the ass, present participle dying in the ass, simple past and past participle died in the ass)
  1. (slang, vulgar) To fail to function properly. Tags: slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-die_in_the_ass-en-verb-Gc0-mfs~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44
  2. (slang, vulgar) To be left unresolved. Tags: slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-die_in_the_ass-en-verb-v8-YhZ01
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: come to nought, come to nothing, go to shit, die in the arse [Commonwealth]

Inflected forms

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