Meaning & Definition of Poison in English
English⟶
Poison
/pɔɪzən/
noun
1. Any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
synonym:
- poison,
- toxicant,
- poisonous substance
2. Anything that harms or destroys
- "The poison of fascism"
synonym:
- poison
verb
1. Spoil as if by poison
- "Poison someone's mind"
- "Poison the atmosphere in the office"
synonym:
- poison
2. Kill with poison
- "She poisoned her husband"
synonym:
- poison
3. Add poison to
- "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
synonym:
- poison,
- envenom
4. Kill by its poison
- "This mushrooms can poison"
synonym:
- poison
5. Administer poison to
- "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
synonym:
- poison
Examples of using
They used poison gas.
Oh, gods, my gods, poison, bring me poison!...
Tom accidentally ate some rat poison.