Prechill

noun
1.
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
the chill of evening.
2.
a sensation of cold, usually with shivering:
She felt a slight chill from the open window.
3.
a feeling of sudden fear, anxiety, or alarm.
4.
sudden coldness of the body, as during the cold stage of an ague:
fevers and chills.
5.
a depressing influence or sensation:
His presence cast a chill over everyone.
6.
lack of warmth of feeling; unfriendliness; coolness.
7.
Foundry. an inserted object or a surface in a mold capable of absorbing large amounts of heat, used to harden the surface of a casting or to increase its rate of solidification at a specific point.
8.
bloom1 (def 12).
adjective
9.
moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly:
a chill wind.
10.
shivering with or affected by cold; chilly.
11.
depressing or discouraging:
chill prospects.
12.
Slang. cool (def 14).
13.
unduly formal; unfriendly; chilly:
a chill reception.
verb (used without object)
14.
to become cold:
The earth chills when the sun sets.
15.
to be seized with a chill; shiver with cold or fear.
16.
Foundry. (of a casting) to become hard on the surface by contact with a chill or chills.
17.
Slang. to calm down; relax (often followed by out).
verb (used with object)
18.
to affect with cold; make chilly:
The rain has chilled me to the bone.
19.
to make cool:
Chill the wine before serving.
20.
to depress; discourage; deter:
The news chilled his hopes.
21.
Foundry. to harden the surface of (a casting) by casting it in a mold having a chill or chills.
22.
bloom1 (def 22).
23.
Slang. to kill; murder.
Idioms
24.
take a chill pill, Slang. See chill pill (def 2).
noun
1.
a moderate coldness
2.
a sensation of coldness resulting from a cold or damp environment, or from a sudden emotional reaction
3.
a feverish cold
4.
a check on enthusiasm or joy
5.
a metal plate placed in a sand mould to accelerate cooling and control local grain growth
6.
another name for bloom1 (sense 9)
adjective
7.
another word for chilly
verb
8.
to make or become cold
9.
(transitive) to cool or freeze (food, drinks, etc)
10.
(transitive)

to depress (enthusiasm, etc)
to discourage

11.
(transitive) to cool (a casting or metal object) rapidly in order to prevent the formation of large grains in the metal
12.
(intransitive) (slang, mainly US) to relax; calm oneself

chill (chĭl)
n.
A feeling of cold, with shivering and pallor, sometimes accompanied by an elevation of temperature in the interior of the body.
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