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What does kick the bucket mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word kick the bucket? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic, colloquial) To die.
  2. (idiomatic, colloquial) Of a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.
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Rank bad form of his mother or his aunt, and I hope she will go and kick the bucket.
If I kick the bucket, half of everything immediately goes to the government, because we're not legally married.
So, is another character set to kick the bucket later on this season?
When rich Americans kick the bucket, they invariably will a good sum to their alma maters, pet charities or research institutions.
Netanyahu is like a cow that gives a bucketful of milk, only to kick the bucket over.
I was moved to tears when I read that Wilfred Hardy hoped he would kick the bucket now his carer Natalie has been taken away as part of the spending cuts.

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