Relax vs. Chill
Difference Between Relax and Chill
Relaxverb
(transitive) To calm down.
Chillnoun
A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
There was a chill in the air.Relaxverb
(transitive) To make something loose.
to relax a rope or cordto relax the muscles or sinewsChillnoun
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.
Close the window or you'll catch a chill.I felt a chill when the wind picked up.Relaxverb
(intransitive) To become loose.
Chillnoun
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.
Despite the heat, he felt a chill as he entered the crime scene.The actor's eerie portrayal sent chills through the audience.His menacing presence cast a chill over everyone.Relaxverb
(transitive) To make something less severe or tense.
to relax disciplineto relax one's attention or endeavoursChillnoun
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.
Relaxverb
(intransitive) To become less severe or tense.
Chillnoun
The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
Relaxverb
(transitive) To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
Chillnoun
A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
Relaxverb
To become more lenient.
Chillnoun
Calmness; equanimity.
Relaxverb
(transitive) To relieve (something) from stress.
Amusement relaxes the mind.Chillnoun
A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
Relaxverb
To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.
An aperient relaxes the bowels.Chilladjective
Moderately cold or chilly.
A chill wind was blowing down the street.Relaxverb
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease;
He relaxed in the hot tubLet's all relax after a hard day's workChilladjective
Unwelcoming; not cordial.
Arriving late at the wedding, we were met with a chill reception.Relaxverb
make less tight;
relax the tension on the ropeChilladjective
(slang) Calm, relaxed, easygoing.
The teacher is really chill and doesn't care if you use your phone during class.Paint-your-own ceramics studios are a chill way to express yourself while learning more about your date's right brain.Relaxverb
become loose or looser or less tight;
The noose loosenedthe rope relaxedChilladjective
(slang) "Cool"; meeting a certain hip standard or garnering the approval of a certain peer group.
That new movie was chill, man.Relaxverb
cause to feel relaxed;
A hot bath always relaxes meChilladjective
(slang) Okay, not a problem.
"Sorry about that." "It's chill."Relaxverb
become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner;
our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly groupChillverb
(transitive) To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
Chill before serving.Relaxverb
make less severe or strict;
The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caughtChillverb
(intransitive) To become cold.
In the wind he chilled quickly.Relaxverb
become less severe or strict;
The rules relaxed after the new director arrivedChillverb
To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
Relaxverb
make less active or fast;
He slackened his pace as he got tiredDon't relax your efforts nowChillverb
To become hard by rapid cooling.
Chillverb
To relax, lie back.
Chill, man, we've got a whole week to do it; no sense in getting worked up.The new gym teacher really has to chill or he's gonna blow a gasket.Chillverb
To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group. Also chill out.
Hey, we should chill this weekend.Chillverb
To smoke marijuana.
On Friday night do you wanna chill?Chillverb
(transitive) To discourage or depress.
Censorship chills public discourse.Chillnoun
coldness due to a cold environment
Chillnoun
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright;
a frisson of surprise shot through himChillnoun
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
Chillnoun
a sudden numbing dread
Chillverb
depress or discourage;
The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiersChillverb
make cool or cooler;
Chill the foodChillverb
loose heat;
The air cooled considerably after the thunderstormChilladjective
uncomfortably cool;
a chill windchilly weather
