dead-end vs expire

dead-end

verb
  • To come to a dead-end. 

adj
  • Going nowhere; blocked. 

noun
  • A road with no exit. 

  • A position that offers no hope of progress. 

expire

verb
  • To come to an end; to conclude. 

  • To bring to a close; to terminate. 

  • To die. 

  • To lapse and become invalid. 

  • To exhale; to breathe out. 

  • To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapour; to emit in minute particles. 

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