POISON

Pronunciation (US):

• POISON (noun)
  The noun POISON has 2 senses:

1. any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
2. anything that harms or destroys

  Familiarity information: POISON used as a noun is rare.

• POISON (verb)
  The verb POISON has 5 senses:

1. spoil as if by poison
2. kill by its poison
3. kill with poison
4. add poison to
5. administer poison to

  Familiarity information: POISON used as a verb is common.

• POISON (noun)

Meaning:

Any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

poison; poisonous substance; toxicant

Hypernyms ("poison" is a kind of...):

matter; substance (that which has mass and occupies space)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poison"):

atropine (a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides)

hyoscyamine (a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract)

toxin (a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species)

Meaning:

Anything that harms or destroys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

the poison of fascism

Hypernyms ("poison" is a kind of...):

destructiveness (the quality of causing destruction)

• POISON (verb)

Meaning:

Spoil as if by poison

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context examples:

poison someone's mind / poison the atmosphere in the office

Hypernyms (to "poison" is one way to...):

corrupt; debase; debauch; demoralise; demoralize; deprave; misdirect; pervert; profane; subvert; vitiate (corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody

Meaning:

Kill by its poison

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

This mushrooms can poison

Hypernyms (to "poison" is one way to...):

kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Meaning:

Kill with poison

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

She poisoned her husband

Hypernyms (to "poison" is one way to...):

kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to poison the prisoners

Meaning:

Add poison to

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

envenom; poison

Context example:

Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her

Hypernyms (to "poison" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Administer poison to

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

She poisoned her husband but he did not die

Hypernyms (to "poison" is one way to...):

dose; drug (administer a drug to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "poison"):

intoxicate (have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody