chill
Noun
- Coldness due to a cold environment (synset 105022647)
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An almost pleasurable sensation of fright (synset 107535351)
"a frisson of surprise shot through him"hypernym: fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
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A sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever (synset 114363692)
hypernym: symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular diseasesynonym: shivering
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A sudden numbing dread (synset 107552647)
synonym: pall
Verb
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Depress or discourage (synset 201822939)
"The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"hypernym: cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
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Make cool or cooler (synset 200371065)
"Chill the food"hyponym:
- quench - cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
- ice - put ice on or put on ice
- refrigerate - cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator
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Loose heat (synset 200370517)
"The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"hypernym: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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