What does poison mean?
Definitions for poison
ˈpɔɪ zənpoi·son
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word poison.
Princeton's WordNet
poison, toxicant, poisonous substancenoun
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
poisonverb
anything that harms or destroys
"the poison of fascism"
poisonverb
spoil as if by poison
"poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
poisonverb
kill with poison
"She poisoned her husband"
poison, envenomverb
add poison to
"Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
poisonverb
kill by its poison
"This mushrooms can poison"
poisonverb
administer poison to
"She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
Wiktionary
poisonnoun
A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.
We used a poison to kill the weeds.
Etymology: From poison, from potio, from poto. See also potion and potable.
poisonnoun
Something that harms a person or thing.
Gossip is a malicious poison.
Etymology: From poison, from potio, from poto. See also potion and potable.
poisonnoun
A drink; liquor.
Etymology: From poison, from potio, from poto. See also potion and potable.
poisonverb
To use poison to kill or paralyse somebody
The assassin poisoned the king.
Etymology: From poison, from potio, from poto. See also potion and potable.
poisonverb
To pollute; to cause some part of the environment to become poisonous
That factory is poisoning the river.
Etymology: From poison, from potio, from poto. See also potion and potable.
poisonverb
To cause something to become much worse
Etymology: From poison, from potio, from poto. See also potion and potable.
poisonverb
To cause someone to hate or to have unfair negative opinions
She's poisoned him against all his old friends.
Etymology: From poison, from potio, from poto. See also potion and potable.
Webster Dictionary
Poisonnoun
any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases
Etymology: [Cf. OF. poisonner, F. empoissoner, L. potionare to give to drink. See Poison, n.]
Poisonnoun
that which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as, the poison of evil example; the poison of sin
Etymology: [Cf. OF. poisonner, F. empoissoner, L. potionare to give to drink. See Poison, n.]
Poisonnoun
to put poison upon or into; to infect with poison; as, to poison an arrow; to poison food or drink
Etymology: [Cf. OF. poisonner, F. empoissoner, L. potionare to give to drink. See Poison, n.]
Poisonnoun
to injure or kill by poison; to administer poison to
Etymology: [Cf. OF. poisonner, F. empoissoner, L. potionare to give to drink. See Poison, n.]
Poisonnoun
to taint; to corrupt; to vitiate; as, vice poisons happiness; slander poisoned his mind
Etymology: [Cf. OF. poisonner, F. empoissoner, L. potionare to give to drink. See Poison, n.]
Poisonverb
to act as, or convey, a poison
Etymology: [Cf. OF. poisonner, F. empoissoner, L. potionare to give to drink. See Poison, n.]
Freebase
Poison
In the context of biology, poisons are substances that cause disturbances to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by an organism. The fields of medicine and zoology often distinguish a poison from a toxin, and from a venom. Toxins are poisons produced by some biological function in nature, and venoms are usually defined as toxins that are injected by a bite or sting to cause their effect, while other poisons are generally defined as substances absorbed through epithelial linings such as the skin or gut.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Poison
poi′zn, n. any substance which, introduced into the living organism, tends to destroy its life or impair its health: anything malignant or infectious: that which taints or destroys moral purity.—v.t. to infect or to kill with poison: to taint: to mar: to embitter: to corrupt.—adj. Poi′sonable.—ns. Poi′soner; Poi′son-fang, one of two large tubular teeth in the upper jaw of venomous serpents, through which poison passes from glands at their roots when the animal bites; Poi′son-gland, a gland which secretes poison; Poi′son-ī′vy, a shrub-vine of North America, causing a cutaneous eruption; Poi′son-nut, the nux vomica.—adj. Poi′sonous, having the quality of poison: destructive: impairing soundness or purity.—adv. Poi′sonously.—n. Poi′sonousness. [Fr.,—L. potio, a draught—potāre, to drink.]
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'poison' in Nouns Frequency: #2986
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of poison in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of poison in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of poison in a Sentence
Hacking a national election is simple. Exploit a vulnerability in the manufacturer's network, poison the tabulation software update with self-deleting malware and let the manufacturer send to their field reps and election consultants who update the election systems.
What makes the tyger poisonous and dangerous is the poison in its bones!
Global markets are in panic mode as the full scale of China's slowdown becomes clearer, the word on everyone's lips is deflation - poison for equity markets. The phenomenal six-year bull market may finally meet its match in China-induced global deflation.
Deadly opioids like fentanyl and heroin don't care about who you are or what you've accomplished, they just feed addiction and lead to tragedy. The Southern District of New York and our law enforcement partners will not give up. We will bring every tool to bear. And we will continue to hold accountable the dealers who push this poison, exploit addiction, and cause senseless death.
A person’s education devoid of wisdom is a poison for the entire generation
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- ашҳамAbkhaz
- gifAfrikaans
- سمArabic
- ağı, zəhərAzerbaijani
- ағыуBashkir
- атру́чваць, атру́та, атру́ціць, ядBelarusian
- отравям, отро́ва, тровяBulgarian
- বিষBengali
- ampoezoniñ, ampoezonBreton
- enverinar, emmetzinar, verí, metzinaCatalan, Valencian
- дӏовшChechen
- otrávit, jed, trávitCzech
- gwenwynWelsh
- gift, forgifteDanish
- vergiften, Giftstoff, GiftGerman
- ވިހަDivehi
- μολύνω, δηλητήριο, φαρμάκι, φαρμακώνω, ποτό, δηλητηριάζωGreek
- venenoEsperanto
- veneno, envenenarSpanish
- mürk, mürgitamaEstonian
- pozoiBasque
- زهرPersian
- myrkyttää, myrkkyFinnish
- eitur, gift, eitra, dálkaFaroese
- poison, empoisonnerFrench
- nimh, nimhighIrish
- nimh, puinnseanScottish Gaelic
- velenoGalician
- רַעַל, סַםHebrew
- विष, ज़हर, हलाहलHindi
- megmérgez, méregHungarian
- թույն, թունավորելArmenian
- intoxicar, veneno, invenenar, toxicoInterlingua
- racun, bisaIndonesian
- toxiko, venenoIdo
- eiturIcelandic
- veleno, avvelenare, intossicareItalian
- רַעַלHebrew
- 毒, [[毒]][[を]][[混入]][[する]], [[毒]][[を]][[盛る]]Japanese
- შხამიGeorgian
- у, зәрKazakh
- ថ្នាំពុលKhmer
- 독Korean
- ژههر, jehr, jehr kirin, jehr dan, jar, دهرمانخواردKurdish
- ууKyrgyz
- veneno, venenum, toxicumLatin
- GëftLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຢາພິດLao
- nuodai, nuodytiLithuanian
- saindēt, samaitāt, inde, noindētLatvian
- huarua, paitini, whakaparuMāori
- хорMongolian
- racunMalay
- velenuMaltese
- အဆိပ်Burmese
- gif, vergif, vergiftigen, vergiftDutch
- giftNorwegian
- маргOssetian, Ossetic
- trucizna, truć, zatruwać, otruć, jadPolish
- empeçonhar, intoxicar, veneno, peçonha, tóxico, envenenarPortuguese
- teissa, tössi, tissiRomansh
- învenina, intoxica, otravă, otrăvi, veninRomanian
- отравля́ть, трави́ть, отрави́ть, яд, отра́ваRussian
- विषSanskrit
- о̀тров, òtrovSerbo-Croatian
- විස, වහ, වස, විෂSinhala, Sinhalese
- otráviť, jedSlovak
- strupSlovene
- helmAlbanian
- gift, förgiftaSwedish
- sumuSwahili
- విషముTelugu
- заҳрTajik
- พิษ, ยาพิษThai
- zäherTurkmen
- zehirlemek, ağılamak, zehir, ağıTurkish
- агуTatar
- زەھەرUyghur, Uighur
- яд, тру́їти, отру́їти, отру́та, отру́юватиUkrainian
- زہر, ہلاہلUrdu
- ogʻu, zaharUzbek
- chất độc, thuốc độcVietnamese
- venen, venenönVolapük
- pwezonWalloon
- סם, גיפטYiddish
- 毒Chinese
- isihlungu, ubuthiZulu
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