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Poison

noun
/ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/
Word Frequency: 7.2

Definitions

1.nounA substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.
"We used a poison to kill the weeds."
2.nounSomething that harms a person or thing.
"Gossip is a malicious poison."
3.nounA drink; liquor.
"— I'll have a glass of whisky."
4.nounAny substance that inhibits catalytic activity.
5.verbTo use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).
"The assassin poisoned the king."
6.verbTo pollute; to cause to become poisonous.
"That factory is poisoning the river."
7.verbTo cause to become much worse.
"He poisoned the mood in the room with his non-stop criticism."
8.verbTo cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.
"She's poisoned him against all his old friends."
9.verbTo inhibit the catalytic activity of.
10.verbTo place false information into (a cache) as part of an exploit.

Synonyms

atterbanecontaminantpollutanttoxinvenomcorrupttaintcontaminatepolluteenvenompoisonous

Rhymes With

alloys inboyes inboys inboysonboyz inconvoys incowboys indeploys in
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