English

Etymology
OE. �ele.

Pronunciation
rhymes|ɪl

Noun
en-noun

1. A moderate but penetrating sense of cold.

#: There was a chill in the air.

1. A sudden numbing fear or dread.

#: Despite the heat, he felt a chill as he entered the crimescene.

Translations
trans-top|a moderate but penetrating sense of cold
Finnish: puistatus, väristys
Hebrew: קר�ר�ת (qrirut) f, צ�נ� (tzina) f
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trans-top|a sudden numbing fear or dread
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ttbc|German: Frösteln, Kälte, Erkältung, Lieblosigkeit, Entmutigung

Adjective
en-adj

1. Moderately cold or chilly.

#: A chill wind was blowing down the street.

1. slang calm|Calm, relaxed.

#: I'm pretty chill most of the time.

Translations
trans-top|moderately cold or chilly
Crimean Tatar: suvuk
Finnish: kylmä, jäätävä
Hebrew: קר�ר (qaryr) m, קר�ר� (qrira) f
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To lower the temperature of something; to cool.

#: Chill before serving.

1. context|transitive|metallurgy To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
2. intransitive To become cold.

#: In the wind he chilled quickly.

1. context|intransitive|metallurgy To become hard by rapid cooling.
2. intransitive To relax, lay back.

#: Chill, man, we've got a whole week to do it; no sense in getting worked up.

1. intransitive To smoke marijuana.

#: On Friday night do you wanna chill?

Translations
trans-top|to lower the temperature of something; to cool
Finnish: viilentää, jäähdyttää
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Italian: raffreddare
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trans-top|to harden a metal surface by sudden cooling
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trans-top|to become cold
Finnish: jäähtyä, kylmentyä
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Italian: raffreddarsi
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trans-top|to become hard by rapid cooling
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trans-top|to relax, lay back
Finnish: ottaa rennosti, chillata (slang)
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Italian: calmarsi, rilassarsi
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Derived terms
chill out
chilling
chill pill
chillax

Related terms
chilliness
chilly

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Middle English

Etymology
See ch-.

Verb
chill

1. I will.

Category:Middle English verbs

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