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   chill

   /tʃɪl/

   noun

   • 1. an unpleasant feeling of coldness in the atmosphere, one's surroundings, or the body: "there was a chill in the air" Similar coldnesschillinesscoolnessicinesscrispnessrawnessbitternessnipbitestingsharpnesskeennessharshnesswintrinessfrigidityinformal:nippinessrare:gelidityOpposite warmth
   • ▪ a feverish cold: "we had better return before you catch a chill" Similar colddose of fludose of influenzarespiratory infectionviral infectionvirusarchaic:grippe
   • ▪ a coldness of manner: "the chill in relations between France and its former colony" Similar unfriendlinesslack of understandinglack of sympathylack of warmthchillinesscoldnesscoolnessfrigidityaloofnessdistanceremotenessunresponsivenessOpposite friendliness
   • ▪ a depressing influence: "his statements have cast a chill over this whole country"
   • ▪ a sudden and powerful feeling of fear: "a chill ran down my spine"
   • 2. a metal mould, often cooled, designed to ensure rapid or even cooling of metal during casting.

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) cold: "they were chilled by a sudden wind"
   • ▪ cool (food or drink), typically in a refrigerator: "chill the soup slightly before serving" Similar make coldmake coldercoolcool downcool offrefrigeratefreezequick-freezedeep-freezeiceOpposite warm
   • ▪ (of food or drink) be cooled: "they had some champagne chilling in the fridge"
   • ▪ another term for chill-cast
   • 2. horrify or frighten (someone): "the city was chilled by the violence" Similar scarefrightenpetrifyterrifyalarmappaldisturbdisquietunsettlemake someone's blood run coldchill someone's bloodchill to the bonechill to the marrowmake someone's flesh crawlgive someone goose pimplesscare witlessfrighten the living daylights out offill with fearstrike terror intoput the fear of God intothrow into a panicinformal:scare the pants offput the wind upgive someone the heebie-jeebiesmake someone's hair curlscare the bejesus out ofvulgar slang:scare shitlessarchaic:affrightOpposite comfortreassure
   • 3. calm down and relax: informal "they like to get home, have a bath, and chill out"
   • ▪ pass time idly with other people: "she always seems to be just chilling with friends"

   adjective

   • 1. chilly: "the chill grey dawn"
   • 2. very relaxed or easy-going: informal North American "in general, I am a pretty chill guy"

   Word Origin Old Englishcele, ciele ‘cold, coldness’, of Germanic origin; related to cold.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chillness noun

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