CHILL


Meaning of CHILL in English

I.

noun

1 coldness

ADJECTIVE

▪ biting , bitter , deep

▪ cold , damp

▪ slight

▪ evening , morning , night

▪ autumn ( esp. BrE ), autumnal , winter

VERB + CHILL

▪ feel

I could feel the ~ as soon as I went outside.

▪ take off

I'll add some hot water to the milk to take the ~ off it (= to make it slightly warmer) .

CHILL + NOUN

▪ factor

With the ~ factor, it's nearly minus forty here.

PHRASES

▪ a ~ in the air

There's a slight ~ in the air.

2 feeling of fear

ADJECTIVE

▪ sudden

▪ icy

VERB + CHILL

▪ feel

She felt a sudden ~ at the thought of the dangers he faced.

▪ strike

Her words struck a ~ in his heart.

CHILL + VERB

▪ run down sb's spine , run through sb , run up sb's spine

A ~ ran through me at the thought.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

a ~ of fear

PHRASES

▪ send a ~ down sb's spine , send a ~ through sb

The news sent a ~ down her spine.

3 mild illness

ADJECTIVE

▪ bad , nasty , severe

▪ slight

VERB + CHILL

▪ catch , get

I caught a nasty ~ after my swim last week.

II.

verb

Chill is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ beer

Chill is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ beer , ↑ champagne , ↑ wine

III.

adj.

Chill is used with these nouns: ↑ air , ↑ breeze , ↑ cabinet , ↑ wind

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .