Dictionary
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. bloom
1 (def. 10).
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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.
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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.
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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. bloom
1 (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.
