Chill | Mean of chill in English Dictionary

/ˈtʃɪl/

• Noun
• a cold feeling
1. There was a chill in the autumn air.
2. He closed the windows to keep out the chill.
3. I'll turn on the heat for a bit, just to take the chill off. [=raise the temperature slightly to a comfortable level]
• a feeling of being cold
1. Her symptoms include chills and a fever.
• an illness that makes you feel cold
1. He caught a chill that turned into a bad cold.

• a sudden feeling of fear
1. I feel a chill (of fear) every time I look at the photograph.
2. The novel's final scene gave him the chills.
3. Her words sent chills down my spine.
• a cold and unfriendly quality
1. I felt the chill of my opponent's stare.
• a change that causes less friendly relations between people, countries, etc.
1. There has been a chill in diplomatic relations. [=diplomatic relations have grown colder]
• Verb
• to make (someone or something) cold or cool
1. Chill the dessert for one hour before serving it.
2. The spectators were chilled by the cold wind.
3. chilled wine
4. a chilled soup
5. I was chilled to the bone/marrow. [=very cold]
• to become cold or cool
1. Let the dessert chill for one hour before serving it.
• to cause (someone) to feel afraid
1. Here's a ghost story that will chill you.
2. Her screams chilled me to the bone/marrow.
3. a horrible sight that chilled my bones/blood
• to become more relaxed
1. He thinks his parents are way too uptight and says they should just chill.
2. They should just chill out.
3. Chill (out), man.
• to spend time in a relaxed manner
1. I decided to stay home and chill.
2. She's been chilling out with her girlfriends.
• unpleasantly cold
1. The nights grew chill.
2. The chill weather kept us indoors.
3. a chill wind