chill

chill · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An unpleasant feeling of coldness; a moderate degree of cold.

  2. 2.

    To make cold or cool.

  3. 3.

    (informal) Calm, relaxed, easy-going.

  4. 4.

    A feverish cold; a sudden sensation of cold with shivering.

  5. 5.

    (informal) To relax; to spend time in a relaxed way.

  6. 6.

    A feeling of fear or dread.

Forms

plural: chills

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    chill out — to relax; to calm down
  • •
    take a chill pill — to calm down (informal)
  • •
    chill to the bone — to make very cold
  • •
    send chills down one's spine — to cause fear or excitement
  • •
    Netflix and chill — (slang) to watch streaming content, often as a euphemism

Related words

Antonyms: heat, warmth
See also: chilling, chilly, cold, cool
Synonyms: cold, coolness, relax (verb, informal)

Etymology

From Old English ciele, cyle ("cold, coolness"), related to ceald ("cold"). The informal sense of "relax" emerged in African American Vernacular English in the 1970s-80s.