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- DictionaryPoi·son/ˈpoizn/
noun
- 1. a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed: "he killed himself with poison"
- 2. a substance that reduces the activity of a catalyst.
verb
- 1. administer poison to (a person or animal), either deliberately or accidentally: "someone had tried to poison me"
- 2. (of a substance) reduce the activity of (a catalyst).
a substance that can make people or animals sick or kill them if they eat or drink it: The pest control officer put bowls of rat poison in the attic. Her drink had been laced with a deadly poison. Compare. toxin. venom (POISON) Fewer examples. Bottles of lemonade doctored with rat poison were discovered in the kitchen.
Poison is a substance that can harm or even kill you. Arsenic and cyanide are both types of poison —so stay away from them! Mean people can also be poison, so stay away from them too. Poison refers to the harmful substance itself, or the act of giving it to someone.
1 day ago · noun. 1. any substance that can impair function, cause structural damage, or otherwise injure the body. Related adjective: toxic. 2. something that destroys, corrupts, etc. the poison of fascism. 3. a substance that retards a chemical reaction or destroys or inhibits the activity of a catalyst.
1. To kill or harm with poison. 2. To put poison on or into: poisoning arrows; poisoned the drink. 3. a. To pollute: Noxious fumes poison the air. See Synonyms at contaminate. b. To have a harmful influence on; corrupt: Jealousy poisoned their friendship. 4. Chemistry & Physics To inhibit (a substance or reaction). adj. Poisonous.
a substance that causes death or harm if it gets into the body. Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison. How did he die? Was it poison? The dog was killed by rat poison (= poison intended to kill rats). to hunt with poison arrows. bombs containing poison gas. She had laced his drink with poison. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Poison, toxin, venom are terms for any substance that injures the health or destroys life when absorbed into the system, especially of a higher animal. Poison is the general word: a poison for insects.
: a substance that can cause people or animals to die or to become very sick if it gets into their bodies especially by being swallowed. [noncount] a jar of rat poison. The killer gave her victims food laced with poison. suck poison from a snake bite. The villain in the play dies by drinking a vial of poison. [count] deadly poisons. 2.
