poison

  1. Noun.  A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.
  2. Noun.  Something that harms a person or thing.
  3. Noun.  A drink; liquor.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To use poison to kill or paralyse somebody.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To pollute; to cause some part of the environment to become poisonous.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To cause something to become much worse.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To cause someone to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.

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