poison | |
1. n. A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism. | |
We used a poison to kill the weeds. | |
2. n. Something that harms a person or thing. | |
Gossip is a malicious poison. | |
3. n. (informal) A drink; liquor. | |
— What's your poison? | |
— I'll have a glass of whisky. | |
4. v. To use poison to kill or paralyse somebody | |
The assassin poisoned the king. | |
5. v. To pollute; to cause some part of the environment to become poisonous | |
That factory is poisoning the river. | |
6. v. To cause something to become much worse | |
Suspicion will poison their relationship. | |
He poisoned the mood in the room with his non-stop criticism. | |
7. v. To cause someone to hate or to have unfair negative opinions | |
She's poisoned him against all his old friends. | |