poison
IPA: pˈɔɪzʌn
noun
- A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
- (figuratively) Anything harmful to a person or thing.
- (informal) An intoxicating drink; a liquor. (Mainly in the phrases "name your poison" and "what's your poison ?")
- (chemistry) Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.
verb
- (transitive) To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).
- (transitive) To pollute; to cause to become poisonous.
- (transitive) To cause to become much worse.
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.
- (chemistry) To inhibit the catalytic activity of.
- (transitive, computing) To place false information into (a cache) as part of an exploit.
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