chill

[chil]
noun
1.
coldness, especially 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 12 ).
adjective
9.
moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly: a chill wind.
10.
shivering with or affected by cold; chilly.
11.
depressing or discouraging: chill prospects.
12.
Slang. cool ( def 14 ).
13.
unduly formal; unfriendly; chilly: a chill reception.
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verb (used without object)
14.
to become cold: The earth chills when the sun sets.
15.
to be seized with a chill; shiver with cold or fear.
16.
Foundry. (of a casting) to become hard on the surface by contact with a chill or chills.
verb (used with object)
17.
to affect with cold; make chilly: The rain has chilled me to the bone.
18.
to make cool: Chill the wine before serving.
19.
to depress; discourage; deter: The news chilled his hopes.
20.
Foundry. to harden the surface of (a casting) by casting it in a mold having a chill or chills.
21.
bloom1 ( def 22 ).
22.
Slang. to kill; murder.
Verb phrases
23.
chill out, Slang. to calm down; relax. Also, chill.
Idioms
24.
Take a chill pill!, Disparaging Slang. chill pill ( def 2 ).
Origin:
before 900; Middle English chile, Old English ci(e)le, cele coolness; akin to gelid, cool, cold

Related forms
chill·ing·ly, adverb
chill·ness, noun
o·ver·chill, adjective
o·ver·chill, verb
pre·chill, verb (used with object)
un·chilled, adjective
well-chilled, adjective

Synonyms
9. See cold. 13. cold, aloof, hostile, stiff.
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chill (tʃɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  a moderate coldness
2.  a sensation of coldness resulting from a cold or damp environment, or from a sudden emotional reaction
3.  a feverish cold
4.  a check on enthusiasm or joy
5.  a metal plate placed in a sand mould to accelerate cooling and control local grain growth
6.  another name for bloom
 
—adj
7.  another word for chilly
 
—vb
8.  to make or become cold
9.  (tr) to cool or freeze (food, drinks, etc)
10.  (tr)
 a.  to depress (enthusiasm, etc)
 b.  to discourage
11.  (tr) to cool (a casting or metal object) rapidly in order to prevent the formation of large grains in the metal
12.  slang chiefly (US) (intr) to relax; calm oneself
 
[Old English ciele; related to calan to cool, Latin gelidus icy]
 
'chilling
 
—adj
 
'chillingly
 
—adv
 
'chillness
 
—n

chill out
 
—vb
1.  (intr, adverb) to relax, esp after energetic dancing or a spell of hard work
 
—adj
2.  suitable for relaxation after energetic dancing or hard work: a chill-out area; chill-out music

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Word Origin & History

chill
O.E. ciele, cele "cold," from P.Gmc. *kal- "to be cold," from PIE base *gel- "cold." The verb (both lit. and figurative) is 14c., from the noun. Meaning "hang out" first recorded 1985; from earlier (1979) sense of chill out "relax."
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Medical Dictionary

chill (chĭl)
n.
A feeling of cold, with shivering and pallor, sometimes accompanied by an elevation of temperature in the interior of the body.

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Cultural Dictionary

chill out definition


To not get so excited; to take it easy: “Hey, chill out, we'll get there sooner or later.” This phrase can also mean to relax; to have a good time: “On my vacation I just want to chill out on the beach with a good book.” It is often shortened to the imperative chill: “Chill! We can do without your bad behavior.”

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Slang Dictionary

chill definition


  1. n.
    and chilly. a cold can of beer. : Hey, toss me a chill, would ya, buddy? , How 'bout a chilly, Billy?
  2. tv.
    to kill someone. (Underworld.) : I'll chill you with one blast from my cannon, you creep!
  3. tv.
    to frighten someone. (Standard English.) : The prospect of having to go in there alone chilled Willy, but he went in anyway.
  4. tv.
    to reject someone. : She chilled me once too often. I won't take that from a dame.

  5. Go to chill (out). :
  6. tv. & in.
    to relax; to cause someone to relax; to hang out [with someone]. (See also chill (out).) : They are chilling now. For a while they were real rowdy.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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chill (out) definition


  1. in.
    to calm down; to be cool; to get cool; to relax. : Before we can debate this matter, you're all gonna have to chill out.
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Idioms & Phrases

chill out

Calm down or relax, as in Don't let it bother youjust chill out, or Rex decided to come home and chill out for a while. [Slang; 1970s.] Also see cool it.

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Example sentences
Once thing that is certain is that the winds will go calm tonight, thus taking
  wind chill out of the equation.
Most flee cities to chill out at their country homes on national holidays.
Take the chill out of winter at spectacular festivals.
Her message was that everyone involved in admissions needed to chill out for
  the sake of education, not to mention their sanity.
Idioms & Phrases
cool it
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