to chill
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1.0
- verb
- /tʃɪl/
:
enfriar
- I was sitting on my own, relaxing with this very chilled bottle of beer, when the man walked in.
- chilled water
- chill for minutes
- chilled on ice
Yet even as winter chills, they're just beyond my porch.
- Yet even as winter chills, they're just beyond my porch.
- All right, we've got our crumb coat on and we're going to pop this cake in the fridge to chill while we make our last cake from Air One.
- And all done, pop it in the freezer for about four hours to chill, and then you'll have some delicious nice creams to enjoy.
Examples
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His father's body protected the boy's back from being chilled by the wind.
Fiction book (1990) -
The meat is killed at Maracay, chilled, and then shipped to Caracas in refrigerating vans.
Academic text (2003) -
Then you roll it on a steel table to chill the outside and introduce air by blowing down the iron.
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And all done, pop it in the freezer for about four hours to chill, and then you'll have some delicious nice creams to enjoy.
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Sitting among Indigenous colleagues, now friends, in a chilled room at the University of Hawai'i, we discussed this prickly issue.
Academic text (2016) -
Smyrna figs for dessert, and a bottle of Veuve Cliquot chilled, not merely cold, please.
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Remove, wrap in plastic, and chill for 20 minutes or up to 24 hours.
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Wrap the dough in plastic and chill until very firm, at least 2 hours.
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Stir in a cup of sour cream and chill until very cold, about 1 hour.
Synonyms
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1.0
To make or become less warm
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3.0
To keep food or medicine cold so it does not go bad
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2.7
To become calmer, less angry, or less hot
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1.1
Become less hot or make something less hot
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2.5
To put ice or a cold pack on an injured part of the body to reduce swelling
To make food or drinks cold before use
To cool something before use or storage
To cool something to a low temperature before using or serving it
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Offensive
1
9.9
To spend time watching Netflix and relaxing, often to have a romantic or sexual evening
Compounds
- Jargon
Fear of being sued for saying something false that stops people speaking or publishing
How Cold
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chill as a verb originally means 'make cold', from the old word for 'cold' and like the adjective chilly, so to chill food is to cool it down or put it in the fridge. This is the literal, physical use of the word.