[chil] 
| 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). |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. | bloom 1 (def. 17). |
| 22. | Slang. to kill; murder. |
| 23. | chill out, Slang. to calm down; relax. |
chill (chĭl)
n.
A feeling of cold, with shivering and pallor, sometimes accompanied by an elevation of temperature in the interior of the body.
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.
