Adjective: expired ik'spI(-u)rd or ek'spI(-u)rd- Having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time
"an expired passport"; "caught driving with an expired licence" Verb: expire ik'spI(-u)r or ek'spI(-u)r- Lose validity
"My passports expired last month"; - run out - Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm [N. Amer], conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it, pop one's clogs - Expel air
"expire when you lift the weight"; - exhale, breathe out
See also: invalid, terminated Type of: breathe, change state, discontinue, respire, suspire, take a breath, turn Antonym: unexpired Encyclopedia: Expired |