to catch a chill

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• catch a chill — become sick with a cold …   English contemporary dictionary

• chill — I n. 1) (fig.) to cast a chill on, over 2) to catch a chill 3) to take the chill off (take the chill off the milk) II v. 1) (C) chill a glass for me; or (rare): chill me a glass 2) (misc.) chilled to the bone * * * [tʃɪl] or (rare) : chill me a… …   Combinatory dictionary

• chill — chill1 [tʃıl] n 1.) [singular] a feeling of coldness ▪ There was a slight chill in the air . morning/autumnal/January etc chill ▪ Suddenly aware of the morning chill, she closed the window. chill of ▪ He sat in the chill of the evening, staring… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• chill — chill1 [ tʃıl ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive if you chill food or drink or it chills, it becomes cold enough to be ready to eat or drink: Chill the dessert in the refrigerator for about two hours. The wine is chilling right now. a )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• chill — I UK [tʃɪl] / US verb Word forms chill : present tense I/you/we/they chill he/she/it chills present participle chilling past tense chilled past participle chilled * 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if you chill food or drink, or if it chills, it… …   English dictionary

• chill — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if you chill something such as food or drink or if it chills, it becomes very cold but does not freeze: Chill the champagne in a bucket of ice. | Serve the melon chilled. 2 (transitive usually passive) to make someone very cold:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• chill — 1. noun /tʃɪl/ a) A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness. There was a chill in the air. b) A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; …   Wiktionary

• chill — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a an unpleasant cold sensation; lowered body temperature. b a feverish cold (catch a chill). 2 unpleasant coldness (of air, water, etc.). 3 a a depressing influence (cast a chill over). b a feeling of fear or dread accompanied …   Useful english dictionary

• catch one's death — see under ↑death • • • Main Entry: ↑catch * * * I catch one s death (of cold) see death II catch one s death (of cold) …   Useful english dictionary

• Chill out music — Infobox Music genre name=Chill out bgcolor=skyblue color=cream stylistic origins=Intelligent drum and bass, Ambient, house music, Electronica, Balearic beat fusiongenres = downtempo, trip hop, Ambient house, flamenco chill cultural origins=Mid… …   Wikipedia

• chill — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 coldness ADJECTIVE ▪ biting, bitter, deep ▪ cold, damp ▪ slight ▪ evening …   Collocations dictionary