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chill



Pronunciation: (chil), [key]
—n.
1. coldness, esp. a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
2. a sensation of cold, usually with shivering: She felt a slight chill from the open window.
3. a feeling of sudden fear, anxiety, or alarm.
4. sudden coldness of the body, as during the cold stage of an ague: fevers and chills.
5. a depressing influence or sensation: His presence cast a chill over everyone.
6. lack of warmth of feeling; unfriendliness; coolness.
7. Foundry.an inserted object or a surface in a mold capable of absorbing large amounts of heat, used to harden the surface of a casting or to increase its rate of solidification at a specific point.
8. bloom1 (def. 10).

—adj.
1. moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly: a chill wind.
2. shivering with or affected by cold; chilly.
3. depressing or discouraging: chill prospects.
4. Slang.cool (def. 14).
5. unduly formal; unfriendly; chilly: a chill reception.

—v.i.
1. to become cold: The earth chills when the sun sets.
2. to be seized with a chill; shiver with cold or fear.
3. Foundry.(of a casting) to become hard on the surface by contact with a chill or chills.

—v.t.
1. to affect with cold; make chilly: The rain has chilled me to the bone.
2. to make cool: Chill the wine before serving.
3. to depress; discourage; deter: The news chilled his hopes.
4. Foundry.to harden the surface of (a casting) by casting it in a mold having a chill or chills.
5. bloom1 (def. 19).
6. Slang.to kill; murder.
7. chill out, Slang.to calm down; relax.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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