chill vs faint

chill

verb
  • To discourage, depress. 

  • To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group. 

  • To lower the temperature of something; to cool. 

  • To become hard by rapid cooling. 

  • To smoke marijuana. 

  • To become cold. 

  • To relax; to lie back. 

  • To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling. 

noun
  • A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness. 

  • A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire. 

  • An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold. 

  • A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness. 

  • Calmness; equanimity. 

  • The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel. 

  • An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.. 

  • A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness. 

adj
  • "Cool"; meeting a certain hip standard or garnering the approval of a certain peer group. 

  • Moderately cold or chilly. 

  • Okay, not a problem. 

  • Unwelcoming; not cordial. 

  • Calm, relaxed, easygoing. 

faint

verb
  • To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent. 

  • To decay; to disappear; to vanish. 

  • To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions). 

noun
  • The act of fainting, syncope. 

  • The state of one who has fainted; a swoon. 

adj
  • Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness 

  • Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy 

  • Slight; minimal. 

  • Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp 

  • Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected 

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