EXPIRE (2)

Ex‐pire″, v. i. 1. 1. To emit the breath.
2. 2. To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony.
3. 3. To come to an end; to cease; to terminate; to perish; to become extinct; as, the flame expired; his lease expires to-day; the month expired on Saturday.
4. 4. To burst forth; to fly out with a blast. “The ponderous ball expires.” Dryden.