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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.
EXPANDa depressing influence or sensation: His presence cast a chill over everyone.
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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Chill out
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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)
Verb phrase17.
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.
EXPANDbloom1 (def. 22).
22.
COLLAPSESlang. to kill; murder.
23.
Idiomchill out, Slang. to calm down; relax. Also, chill.
24.
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| 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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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases
chill out
Calm down or relax, as in Don't let it bother you
just chill out, or Rex decided to come home and chill out for a while. [Slang; 1970s.] Also see cool it.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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