nounπShareA substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism."We used a poison to kill the weeds."substancemedicinebiologychemistryorganismdiseasescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomething that harms a person or thing."Gossip is a malicious poison."medicinesubstancechemistrybiologydiseasenegativethingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA drink; liquor."The old man offered a strong poison, claiming it would cure his headache. "drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny substance that inhibits catalytic activity."The cleaning solution is a poison to the enzymes in the bacteria, quickly killing them. "chemistrysubstancecompoundmedicinescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody)."The assassin poisoned the king."medicinediseasesubstanceactionbodyweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pollute; to cause to become poisonous."That factory is poisoning the river."environmentsubstancemedicinedisasteractionchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause to become much worse."He poisoned the mood in the room with his non-stop criticism."medicinediseaseenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions."His constant criticism poisoned his sister's feelings toward him. "attitudemindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo inhibit the catalytic activity of."The new fertilizer poisoned the enzymes in the soil, slowing down the growth of the plants. "chemistrybiochemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo place false information into (a cache) as part of an exploit."The hacker poisoned the school's computer cache with false data, hoping to disrupt the student records. "computinginternettechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
