ALL meanings of prechill
chill
P p - noun prechill coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening. 1
- noun prechill a sensation of cold, usually with shivering: She felt a slight chill from the open window. 1
- noun prechill a feeling of sudden fear, anxiety, or alarm. 1
- noun prechill sudden coldness of the body, as during the cold stage of an ague: fevers and chills. 1
- noun prechill a depressing influence or sensation: His presence cast a chill over everyone. 1
- noun prechill lack of warmth of feeling; unfriendliness; coolness. 1
- noun prechill 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. 1
- noun prechill bloom1 (def 12). 1
- adjective prechill moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly: a chill wind. 1
- adjective prechill shivering with or affected by cold; chilly. 1
- adjective prechill depressing or discouraging: chill prospects. 1
- adjective prechill Slang. cool (def 14). 1
- adjective prechill unduly formal; unfriendly; chilly: a chill reception. 1
- verb without object prechill to become cold: The earth chills when the sun sets. 1
- verb without object prechill to be seized with a chill; shiver with cold or fear. 1
- verb without object prechill Foundry. (of a casting) to become hard on the surface by contact with a chill or chills. 1
- verb without object prechill Slang. to calm down; relax (often followed by out). 1
- verb with object prechill to affect with cold; make chilly: The rain has chilled me to the bone. 1
- verb with object prechill to make cool: Chill the wine before serving. 1
- verb with object prechill to depress; discourage; deter: The news chilled his hopes. 1
- verb with object prechill Foundry. to harden the surface of (a casting) by casting it in a mold having a chill or chills. 1
- verb with object prechill bloom1 (def 22). 1
- verb with object prechill Slang. to kill; murder. 1
- idioms prechill take a chill pill, Slang. See chill pill (def 2). 1
- verb prechill to chill beforehand 0