Relax vs. Chill

Relax vs. Chill — Is There a Difference?
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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 sinews

Chillnoun

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.
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Relaxverb

(transitive) To make something less severe or tense.

to relax disciplineto relax one's attention or endeavours

Chillnoun

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.

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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 work

Chilladjective

Unwelcoming; not cordial.

Arriving late at the wedding, we were met with a chill reception.

Relaxverb

make less tight;

relax the tension on the rope

Chilladjective

(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 relaxed

Chilladjective

(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 me

Chilladjective

(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 group

Chillverb

(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 caught

Chillverb

(intransitive) To become cold.

In the wind he chilled quickly.

Relaxverb

become less severe or strict;

The rules relaxed after the new director arrived

Chillverb

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 now

Chillverb

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 him

Chillnoun

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 soldiers

Chillverb

make cool or cooler;

Chill the food

Chillverb

loose heat;

The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm

Chilladjective

uncomfortably cool;

a chill windchilly weather