Poison (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
  2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well-being: the poison of slander.
  3. any variety of alcoholic liquor: Name your poison!
verb (used with object)
  1. to administer poison to (a person or animal).
  2. to kill or injure with or as if with poison.
  3. to put poison into or upon; saturate with poison: to poison food.
  4. to ruin, vitiate, or corrupt: Hatred had poisoned his mind.
  5. to destroy or diminish the activity of (a catalyst or enzyme).
adjective
  1. causing poisoning; poisonous: a poison shrub.
noun
  1. any substance that can impair function, cause structural damage, or otherwise injure the body
  2. something that destroys, corrupts, etc
  3. a substance that retards a chemical reaction or destroys or inhibits the activity of a catalyst
  4. a substance that absorbs neutrons in a nuclear reactor and thus slows down the reaction. It may be added deliberately or formed during fission
  5. what would you like to drink?
verb (tr)
  1. to give poison to (a person or animal) esp with intent to kill
  2. to add poison to
  3. to taint or infect with or as if with poison
  4. to turn (a person's mind) against
  5. to retard or stop (a chemical or nuclear reaction) by the action of a poison
  6. to inhibit or destroy (the activity of a catalyst) by the action of a poison
Poison (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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