ALL meanings of poison
poi·son
P p - noun poison a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 1
- noun poison something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well-being: the poison of slander. 1
- noun poison Slang. any variety of alcoholic liquor: Name your poison! 1
- verb with object poison to administer poison to (a person or animal). 1
- verb with object poison to kill or injure with or as if with poison. 1
- verb with object poison to put poison into or upon; saturate with poison: to poison food. 1
- verb with object poison to ruin, vitiate, or corrupt: Hatred had poisoned his mind. 1
- verb with object poison Chemistry. to destroy or diminish the activity of (a catalyst or enzyme). 1
- adjective poison causing poisoning; poisonous: a poison shrub. 1
- noun poison dangerous liquid 1
- noun poison harmful 1
- transitive verb poison give poison to 1
- adjective poison containing poison 1
- transitive verb poison ruin, corrupt 1
- transitive verb poison add poison to 1
- variable noun poison Poison is a substance that harms or kills people or animals if they swallow it or absorb it. 0
- verb poison If someone poisons another person, they kill the person or make them ill by giving them poison. 0
- verb poison If you are poisoned by a substance, it makes you very ill and sometimes kills you. 0
- verb poison If someone poisons a food, drink, or weapon, they add poison to it so that it can be used to kill someone. 0
- verb poison To poison water, air, or land means to damage it with harmful substances such as chemicals. 0
- verb poison Something that poisons a good situation or relationship spoils it or destroys it. 0
- noun poison any substance that can impair function, cause structural damage, or otherwise injure the body 0
- noun poison something that destroys, corrupts, etc 0
- noun poison a substance that retards a chemical reaction or destroys or inhibits the activity of a catalyst 0
- noun poison a substance that absorbs neutrons in a nuclear reactor and thus slows down the reaction. It may be added deliberately or formed during fission 0
- verb poison to give poison to (a person or animal) esp with intent to kill 0
- verb poison to add poison to 0
- verb poison to taint or infect with or as if with poison 0
- verb poison to turn (a person's mind) against 0
- verb poison to retard or stop (a chemical or nuclear reaction) by the action of a poison 0
- verb poison to inhibit or destroy (the activity of a catalyst) by the action of a poison 0
- noun poison a substance causing illness or death when eaten, drunk, or absorbed even in relatively small quantities 0
- noun poison anything harmful or destructive to happiness or welfare, such as an idea, emotion, etc. 0
- noun poison in a nuclear reactor, a substance, as boron, that readily absorbs thermal neutrons from a chain reaction, thereby decreasing the reactivity of a reactor core: it is used for safety or control 0
- noun poison a substance that inhibits or destroys the activity of a catalyst, enzyme, etc. or that interferes with or checks a reaction 0
- verb transitive poison to give poison to; harm or destroy by means of poison 0
- verb transitive poison to put poison on or into 0
- verb transitive poison to influence wrongfully; corrupt 0
- adjective poison poisonous or poisoned 0