To die; to lose life in any manner; applied to animals. Men perish by disease or decay, by the sword, by drowning, by hunger or famine.

To die; to wither and decay; applied to plants.

To waste away; as, a leg or an arm has perished.

To be in a state of decay or passing away. Duration, and time which is part of it, is the idea we have of perishing distance.

To be destroyed; to come to nothing. Perish the lore that deadens young desire.

To fail entirely or to be extirpated. 2 Kings 9:8.

To be burst or ruined; as, the bottles shall perish. Luke 5:37.

To be wasted or rendered useless. Jeremiah 9:12.

To be injured or tormented. 7 Corinthians 8:11.

To be lost eternally; to be sentenced to endless misery. 2 Peter 2:12.

To destroy.