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chill
I. \ˈchil\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English chillen, chilen, from chile, chele cold (n.), frost, from Old English cele, ciele; akin to Old English ceald, cald cold (adjective) — more at cold
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to grow or become cold or chill often rapidly
< as the hot mixture chills, it begins to thicken >
b. : to shiver or quake with cold or as if with cold
< wake up in the morning alternately sweating and chilling in an emotional seizure — R.E.McGill >
2. : to become taken with a chill (sense 1a) : have a chill
3. of a metal : to become surface-hardened by sudden cooling while solidifying
transitive verb
1.
a. : to make cold or chilly
< the cold wind from the north chilled the day >
< the water chilled the swimmer to the marrow >
b. : to treat (as a food or beverage) by cooling
< chill the wine before serving >
c. : to refrigerate (as food) without freezing
2. : to affect as if with cold : check
< was forced to chill his enthusiasm >
: dampen, depress, discourage, dispirit
< rain chilled the glittering pageant — Bill Sumner >
3. : to cool (metal) suddenly at the surface so as to effect a change in solidification that often increases the hardness
4. : to produce a dull or clouded appearance upon (a varnished surface) by cold : bloom III vt 2
5. dialect England : to take the chill off (a liquid)
II. adjective
(usually -er/-est)
1.
a. : moderately but unpleasantly cold
< a chill night >
b. : cold, raw
< a chill wind >
2. : affected by a penetrating cold : benumbed or shivering with cold : chilled
< chill travelers >
3. : cool in manner or feeling : lacking warmth : distant, formal, unfriendly
< a chill reception >
4. : discouraging, depressing, dispiriting
< chill penury — Thomas Gray >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: chill (I)
1.
a. : a sensation of cold attended with shivering or convulsive shaking of the body due to a disturbance of the temperature-regulating mechanism of the body resulting from exposure to cold, from infection accompanied by fever, or from a reaction to adverse nervous stimuli
< nervous chill >
b. : a disagreeable sensation of coldness
< feel a chill in both hands and feet >
< she felt the chill of fear — E.T.Thurston >
c. chiefly Britain : a usually respiratory illness resulting especially from exposure to cold or damp
< he caught a chill from sitting in a draft >
< take a chill >
2.
a. : a degree of cold that would induce shivering in a lightly dressed person
< an autumn chill in the air >
b. : a cold atmospheric condition
< the chill of the night >
3. : a check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling : an atmosphere of discouragement : a depressing influence or effect upon the feelings or spirit
< a chill spread over the group at the sad news >
< a chill in his attitude toward opponents >
4.
a. : a metal mold or portion of a mold serving to cool rapidly and often to harden the surface of molten metal brought in contact with it
b. : the hardened part of a casting (as the tread of a car wheel)
5. : a jointed steel bar that actuates the platen in some hand printing presses
IV. \_chə̇l\
Etymology: contraction of Middle English ich wille I will
now dialect : I will
V. intransitive verb
1. : to chill out — often used in the imperative
2. : to hang around |