n.
- an unpleasant feeling of coldness.
- a feverish cold.
- a metal mould designed to aid cooling of metal during casting.
v.
- make cold.
▸cool (food or drink) in a refrigerator.
- horrify or frighten.
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(usu. chill out)
informal calm down and relax.
adj.
chilly.
Derivative
- chilling adj.
- chillingly adv.
- chillness n.
- chillsome adj. (literary).
Etymology
OE cele, ciele ‘cold, coldness’, of Gmc origin; rel. to cold.