Poison | Mean of poison in English Dictionary

/ˈpoɪzn̩/

• Noun
• a substance that can cause people or animals to die or to become very sick if it gets into their bodies especially by being swallowed
1. a jar of rat poison
2. The killer gave her victims food laced with poison.
3. suck poison from a snake bite
4. The villain in the play dies by drinking a vial of poison.
5. deadly poisons
• something (such as an idea, emotion, or situation) that is very harmful or unpleasant
1. Jealousy is relationship poison. [=jealousy can destroy a relationship]
2. Hiring a carpenter is expensive and doing it yourself is slow. Pick/Choose your poison. [=neither choice is good but you have to choose one]
3. Poverty is a poison to society.
• Verb
• to cause (a person or animal) to die or to become very sick with poison
1. How did the murderer poison the victim?
2. Hundreds were poisoned from drinking the contaminated water.
3. He was poisoned with cyanide.

• to put a harmful or deadly substance in or on (something)
1. The factory poisoned the air with its fumes.
2. Illegal dumping of waste is poisoning the stream and killing fish.
3. The food was poisoned.
• to change (something) in a very harmful or unpleasant way
1. He poisoned their minds with hatred for her.
2. They let the disagreement poison [=destroy] their friendship.
3. His angry outburst poisoned the atmosphere of the party.
4. She was working in a hostile environment poisoned by sexist jokes.