1.the event of dying or departure from life;
her death came as a terrible shock
2.the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism;
the animal died a painful death
3.the time at which life ends; continuing until dead;
she stayed until his death
4.the absence of life or state of being dead;
he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life
5.the time when something ends;
it was the death of all his plans
6.the act of killing;
he had two deaths on his conscience
7.a final state;
he came to a bad end