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Meaning of chill

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  chill
      n 1: coldness due to a cold environment [syn: {chill},
           {iciness}, {gelidity}]
      2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
         surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver},
         {chill}, {quiver}, {shudder}, {thrill}, {tingle}]
      3: a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an
         infection and the development of a fever [syn: {chill},
         {shivering}]
      4: a sudden numbing dread [syn: {chill}, {pall}]
      v 1: depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender
           chilled the soldiers"
      2: make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" [syn: {cool}, {chill},
         {cool down}] [ant: {heat}, {heat up}]
      3: loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the
         thunderstorm" [syn: {cool}, {chill}, {cool down}] [ant:
         {heat}, {heat up}, {hot up}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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